The norm of the Physical Activity afterschool Questionnaire for Preschooler (P-PAQ) in urban areas of China
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.09.011
- VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童园外运动行为问卷全国城市常模研究
- Author:
WANG Xiaojuan, ZHANG Mengnan, XU Mengxue, HE Yanlu, KUANG Xiaoni, ZHANG Xuejiao, WANG Nianrong, LUO Yan, YANG Lin, DONG Wenhong, WU Jianxin, ZHANG Ting, ZHU Zonghan, WANG Jian, TONG Meiling, GUAN Hongyan
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Author Information
1. Nurturing Care Research and Guidance Center/Childrens Health Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing (100020) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Motor activity;
Questionnaires;
Health promotion;
Child,preschool
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(9):1328-1332
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To establish the norm of the Physical Activity afterschool Questionnaire for Preschooler(P-PAQ) in urban areas of China, so as to provide a basis for graded guidance from the family perspective and to improve children s physical activity levels.
Methods:From October 2020 to January 2021, 6 267 children aged 3-6 years old were recruited from 40 kindergartens in eight cities across six major administrative regions by stratified cluster sampling, and the P-PAQ initially developed by the researchers of this study were completed by the primary caregivers. The questionnaire was administered to collect data relating to the amount of physical activity undertaken by the preschoolers, and the norm was determined by quartiles. Data relating to parental concepts of sports and parental behavior were assessed by calculating mean scores in order to establish the norm.
Results:Among preschoolers in urban areas, the M(P 25 ，P 75 ) of total physical activity time (min/day), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity time (min/day), outdoor time (min/day) and screen time (min/day) on school days outside kindergarten and on weekends were 84 (54,120), 22 (8,40), 12 (0,24) and 18 (6,30), and 170 (115,240), 60 (30,95), 90 (35,120) and 30 (20,60), respectively. When the score of parents sports concept and behavior (total score of 40) were≥34, 29-<34, 24-<29, <24, it was defined as four levels about above medium, medium, lower medium and lower, respectively. And for two dimensions，when the score of parental sports concept were ≥19, 17-<19, 15-<17, <15，and the score of parental behaviors were ≥16, 12-<16, 8-<12, <8, it was defined as four levels about upper medium, medium, lower medium and lower, respectively.
Conclusion:The norm of extracurricular activities among preschool children in Chinese cities has good representativeness and appropriate threshold values, which could provide a valuable reference for early assessment, as well as guidance in relation to out-of-school physical activity behaviors among children aged 3-6 years old.
