The Role of Parental Physical Literacy in Family Dynamics: A Systematic Scoping Review of Existing Evidence

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 PEDIATRICS

Child Care Health and Development Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI:10.1111/cch.70119

Yuan Fang, Zixin Wang, Siyu Chen, Hanxue Wu, Doug H. Cheung, Borui Zhang, Qianwen Liao, Chen Zheng, Fenghua Sun

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Abstract

Background: Physical literacy (PL) is essential for a person's engagement to physical activity (PA) for life. Previous evidence revealed that parental PL played an important role in child's outcomes related to their PA experience.

Methods: To summarize the existing evidence of parental PL and its dynamics and influence in the family system, an extensive literature search of the EBSCOhost, PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases was conducted to identify eligible studies.

Results: Notably, 18 studies were included in the final analysis, which were published between 2012 and 2024. Among these studies, a total of 3739 children (3–16 years old) and 2190 parents were involved. Extracted data showed that parental ethnicity and behavioural control, as well as family socio-economic status (SES) and accessible resources, were associated with parental PL. Furthermore, parental PL demonstrated a significant positive influence on child's PL and fitness level and parent–child co-PA levels. This is consistent in qualitative findings, that is, parents with middle-high SES valued children's sport participation, which could further foster their social skills and psychological capitals. Moreover, reviewed interventions exhibited a significant medium-large effect on increasing parental PL with high acceptability and feasibility.

Conclusion: Parental PL positively influences child's PL and fitness level and parent–child co-PA levels. Several existing theories may explain the dynamics and influence of parental PL in the family system. This comprehensive summary may add value for program design of health promotion in a home setting.

Summary

In the family system, parental physical literacy (PL) plays an important role in child's perception and practice of physical activity (PA).
This scoping review systematically summarized the existing evidence of parental PL and its dynamics and influence in the family system.
This review supports that parental PL had a significant positive influence on child's PL and their fitness level.
Based on this study, research gaps and health messages are identified, which may inform researchers, stakeholder and policymakers for decision-making and future program design.

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父母身体素质在家庭动态中的作用：现有证据的系统范围审查

背景：身体素养（Physical literacy， PL）对一个人终生参与身体活动（Physical activity， PA）至关重要。先前的证据表明，父母的PL在儿童的PA经历相关的结果中起着重要作用。方法：通过对EBSCOhost、PubMed、Web of Science和Scopus数据库进行广泛的文献检索，总结现有的关于亲代PL及其在家庭系统中的动态和影响的证据，以确定符合条件的研究。结果：值得注意的是，最终分析中纳入了18项研究，这些研究发表于2012年至2024年之间。这些研究共涉及3739名儿童（3-16岁）和2190名家长。提取的数据显示，父母种族和行为控制、家庭社会经济地位（SES）和可获得的资源与父母的PL相关。此外，父母的PL对儿童的PL和健康水平以及亲子共同pa水平具有显著的正影响。这与定性研究结果一致，即中高社会经济地位的父母重视孩子的体育参与，这可以进一步培养他们的社交技能和心理资本。此外，所回顾的干预措施在提高亲本PL方面表现出显著的中大型效应，具有较高的可接受性和可行性。结论：父母的负重负重对儿童负重负重、健康水平和亲子共同负重水平有正向影响。现有的几个理论可以解释父母的PL在家庭系统中的动态和影响。这一全面的总结可能为家庭环境中的健康促进方案设计增加价值。在家庭系统中，父母身体素养（physical literacy， PL）对儿童身体活动的感知和实践起着重要的作用。本综述系统地总结了现有的证据，父母的PL及其动态和影响的家庭系统。本研究支持父母的学习成绩对孩子的学习成绩和健康水平有显著的正向影响。在此基础上，发现了研究空白和健康信息，为研究人员、利益相关者和决策者的决策和未来的规划设计提供了信息。

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Child Care Health and Development 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

5.30%

发文量

136

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Child: care, health and development is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers dealing with all aspects of the health and development of children and young people. We aim to attract quantitative and qualitative research papers relevant to people from all disciplines working in child health. We welcome studies which examine the effects of social and environmental factors on health and development as well as those dealing with clinical issues, the organization of services and health policy. We particularly encourage the submission of studies related to those who are disadvantaged by physical, developmental, emotional and social problems. The journal also aims to collate important research findings and to provide a forum for discussion of global child health issues.