"We Are an Active Family": Promoting Child Physical Activity Through Social Identity Formation in the Family System

Summary

The purpose of our study is to explore the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) identity formation in the family system as a promotor of long-term PA. The primary research question is: Does a family identity formation condition (with education+planning) result in increased child moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA) compared to a standard comparison education and planning condition at six months? Hypothesis: Child MVPA will be higher for the identity formation condition in comparison to the more standard PA education+planning condition at six months.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants will be at least one parent with at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12 years.
* Families (parents and/or guardians and children) residing in Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby, British Columbia.
* Children that participate in \<60 minutes/day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

Exclusion Criteria:

* If child is meeting the current physical activity guidelines \>=60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day.
* If participant does not pass Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)

Conditions3

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