Parents’ attitudes about the physical activity of children and differences in attitudes with regard to the level of physical activity of children and nutritional status

Cilj ovog rada bio je istražiti koliko roditeljsko bavljenje sportom i njihovi stavovi utječu na tjelesnu aktivnost djece te definirati razlike u stavovima roditelja o tjelesnoj aktivnosti s obzirom na status uhranjenosti. U svrhu istraživanja primijenjen je standardizirani upitnik (PPPAS) (Kimberley Lakes i sur.). Anketu je ispunilo 97 ispitanika, većinom roditelji čija su djeca polaznici organiziranih kinezioloških aktivnosti udruge „Plesaonica“ u dobi od četiri do 14 godina. Ovaj rad usmjeren je na prednost redovite tjelesne aktivnosti kod djece i njihove razvojne karakteristike. Potaknut je društvenom kongnitivnom teorijom kako pojedinci uče ponašanja promatrajući ponašanja drugih, naročito onih osoba koje u očima promatrača izazivaju poštovanje što su u ovom slučaju roditelji. Rezultati provedenog istraživanja pokazuju kako roditelji u velikoj većini imaju pozitivne stavove o uključivanju djece u organizirane tjelesne aktivnosti. T-test analizom za nezavisne uzorke testirana je značajnost razlika u stavovima roditelja s obzirom na nekadašnje bavljenje tjelesnom aktivnošću, s obzirom na trenutačnu uključenost roditelja u organiziranu tjelesnu aktivnost i njihov status uhranjenosti. Na temelju istraživanja zaključeno je kako se stavovi roditelja o tjelesnoj aktivnosti djece ne razlikuju s obzirom na njihovo sudjelovanje u tjelesnoj aktivnosti tijekom djetinjstva, status uhranjenosti niti aktivnosti sad. Razlog tome može biti uzorak ispitanika koji nije izvršen slučajnim odabirom, već je riječ o specifičnom uzorku roditelja djece koja su redovito uključena u tjelesnu aktivnost.The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which parents' participation in sports and their attitudes affect children's physical activity and to define the differences in parents' attitudes about physical activity with regard to nutritional status. For the purpose of this research, a standardized questionnaire (PPPAS) (Kimberley Lakes and associates) was used. The survey was completed by 97 respondents, mostly parents whose children are participants in organized kinesiological activities of the association "Plesaoncica" aged 4-14 years. This paper focuses on benefits of children's regular physical activity and their developmental characteristics. It is driven by a social cognitive theory of how individuals learn behavior by observing the behaviors of others, especially those persons who in the eyes of the observer evoke respect, which in this case are parents. The results of this research show that the vast majority of parents have positive attitudes about the inclusion of children in organized physical activities. T-test analysis for independent samples tested the significance of differences in parents' attitudes with regard to former physical activity, with regard to nutritional status and with regard to current involvement in organized physical activity. Based on this research, it was concluded that parents' attitudes about children's physical activity do not differ with regard to their participation in physical activity during childhood, nutritional status or activity now. The reason for this may be a sample of respondents that was not made by random selection, but is a specific sample of parents of children who are regularly involved in physical activity