The Associations between Outdoor Playtime, Screen-Viewing Time, and Environmental Factors in Chinese Young Children: The “Eat, Be Active and Sleep Well” Study

Qiang Wang, Jiameng Ma, Akira Maehashi and Hyunshik Kim
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Qiang Wang: College of Sports Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
Jiameng Ma: Faculty of Physical Education, Sendai University, Miyagi 9891693, Japan
Akira Maehashi: Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama 3591192, Japan
Hyunshik Kim: Faculty of Physical Education, Sendai University, Miyagi 9891693, Japan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify regional differences in outdoor activity time and screen-viewing time of preschool children in urban and rural areas and to provide data on the environmental factors to identify modifiable determinants for each region. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1772 out of 2790 children between the age of 3 to 6 years living in northern China, with their consent. A cross-sectional study was conducted among preschool children living in urban ( n = 1114) and rural areas ( n = 658) in northern China. To assess environmental factors, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used for neighborhood environments, and the questionnaire included three items each for the physical home environment and socio-cultural environment domains. We observed the associations between outdoor play for urban children and sidewalks in the neighborhood, paths for cycles, aesthetic qualities, and “motor vehicles. In addition, in rural areas, screen-viewing time and environmental factors were found to be positively correlated with traffic, limited place and method of outdoor play, and were negatively correlated with the importance of academics and need for company in outdoor play. This has important implications for the development of effective intervention programs for preschool children in China in the future.

Keywords: outdoor play; screen-viewing time; environment; preschool children; urban/rural (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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