title: Understanding parental support of child physical activity behavior.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine parental support of child physical activity with an adapted theory of planned behavior model.
  
  
  METHODS
  A representative sample of Canadian mothers (N = 663) who completed measures of family priorities, social cognition, and child physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An assessment of family priorities showed that mothers ranked physical activity almost as high as homework and far higher than other activities. Attitude about providing support for child physical activity predicted intention, yet only perceived control over support predicted behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mothers perceive great import of physical activity for their children but they are inhibited by a low perception of control.
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, School of Exercise Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. rhodes@uvic.ca
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Cora L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latimer-Cheung
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*