Association of parents' and children's physical activity and sedentary time in Year 4 (8-9) and change between Year 1 (5-6) and Year 4: a longitudinal study.
Russell JagoEmma Solomon-MooreCorrie Macdonald-WallisJanice L ThompsonDeborah A LawlorSimon J SebirePublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2017)
Parents who were more physically active when their child was 8-9 years old had a child who was more active, but the magnitude of association was generally small. There was little evidence that parental activity from three years earlier predicted child activity at age 8-9, or that change in parent activity predicted change in child activity.