Studies suggest that parents of younger children (under 5s) are less active than parents with older children. Considering the many physical and mental health benefits of physical activity, we wanted to find out what changes in the physical activity behaviours of parents as their children move from infancy to primary school to find ways to increase the physical activity levels of parents of younger children. We also wanted to find out whether and how experiences differ for mother and fathers.
We created the Parental Experiences of Physical Activity study to hear about experiences of physical activity from both fathers and mothers.
Contact
If you have any queries about the Parental Experiences of Physical Activity study, you can contact a member of the study team studyhelp@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk / +44 (0) 1223 330315
Information for participants
This study is complete.
Between October 2021 and January 2022, 12 fathers and 12 mothers of at least one child aged 7-11 years old were recruited via community clubs, primary schools, work places and through other interested parents. Parents who volunteered to participate were asked to take part in a 45 to 60 minute interview with a researcher from the University of Cambridge via Zoom, during which they were asked to talk about how their physical activity had changed as their children moved from infancy to primary school.
All participants were given a £15 voucher to thank them for taking part.
If you would like to discuss the study further, you can contact a member of the study team at:
E-mail: studyhelp@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Participant information sheets and e-consent forms can be found below:
