Karolina Boxberger|Anne K. Reimers
Parental Correlates of Outdoor Play in Boys and Girls Aged 0 to 12—A Systematic Review
Chemnitz University of Technology|Chemnitz University of Technology
outdoor play one major source physical activity pa children particular parents act gatekeepers enable childrens outdoor play systematic review aims provide overview parental correlates outdoor play systematic literature research six electronic databases eric psycarticles psycinfo pubmedmedline scopus web science core collection conducted previously defined search terms focusing children 012 years old total 1719 potentially publications screened based eligibility criteria included studies scored overall study quality findings summarized using semiquantitative method twentyone peerreviewed publications examined relationship parental correlates outdoor play included overall five parental correlates associated childrens amount outdoor play mothers ethnicity mothers employment status parents education level importance parents assign outdoor play perceived social cohesion neighborhood merely four studies reported sexgenderstratified results summary parents encouragementsupport provided evidence girls amount outdoor play findings considered public health relevance developing intervention programs increase outdoor play improving childs health research especially considering sexgender child required