Effect of Including Parents in a School-Based Exercise and Nutrition Program for Children

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of parental involvement in a school-based program about exercise and nutrition. One fifth grade and one sixth grade class were randomly assigned to each of the three different treatment conditions, a school-and-home condition (n = 45), a school-onl...

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Published in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport 1992-09, Vol.63 (3), p.315-321
Main Authors: Hopper, Chris A., Gruber, Mary B., Munoz, Kathy D., Herb, Robert A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child Health
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
children
Exercise
families
Family Involvement
Grade 5
Grade 6
Health Behavior
Health Education
Health Promotion
Health Related Fitness
Humans
Intermediate Grades
nutrition
Nutrition Instruction
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Participation
Parents
Physical Fitness
schools
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of parental involvement in a school-based program about exercise and nutrition. One fifth grade and one sixth grade class were randomly assigned to each of the three different treatment conditions, a school-and-home condition (n = 45), a school-only condition (n = 43), and a control condition (n = 44). In the school-and-home condition, the children's parents were also asked to participate in nutritional and exercise activities at home as a family "home team." A multivariate analysis of variance on change scores was completed on the following variables: height, weight, skinfold, sit-and-reach, sit-ups, mile run, exercise knowledge, saturated fat, cholesterol, percent calories from fat, percent calories from carbohydrates, and nutrition knowledge. There was a significant difference among groups. The school-and-home and school-only groups showed significantly greater improvement than the control group but were not significantly different from each other. Univariate analyses on posttest scores indicated that the school-and-home children scored significantly higher than the control group on sit-and-reach flexibility and nutrition knowledge. The results indicate that including the family was primarily effective in facilitating children's improvements in flexibility and nutrition knowledge rather than in diet and exercise behaviors.
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.1992.10608748