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Erin K. Shoulberg; Hannah Scott; Caroline P. Martin; Connie L. Tompkins; Marissa Dennis; Allison Krasner; Betsy Hoza – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: This study examined the unique and interactive effects of PA volume and within-person fluctuations in PA volume (i.e., intraindividual variability in PA volume; PA-var) on preschoolers' (N = 141; 47.5% girls) ADHD symptoms. Method: Preschoolers wore accelerometers during the school day over a 2-week period. Teachers reported on…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Jiying Ling; Autumn Ashley; Nagwan Zahry; Tsui-Sui A. Kao; Charis L. Wahman; Kenneth Resnicow; Lorraine B. Robbins; Jean M. Kerver; Nanhua Zhang – School Mental Health, 2025
Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly recognized for their positive impact on children's physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral health. However, no mindfulness-based lifestyle interventions have focused on improving both the physical and mental well-being of economically marginalized preschoolers. Therefore, this one-group study…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Life Style, Physical Health
Forrest, Dara; Lee, Amy; Hegde, Archana V.; Dev, Dipti; Saum, Diana; McMillan, Valerie; Stage, Virginia C. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore parents' common experiences with healthy eating and physical activity-focused (HE-PA) programming in one Head Start (HS) program (two centers) in eastern North Carolina (NC). Researchers conducted 13 in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews November 2017-May 2018. Participants were parents of preschool…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Parent Attitudes
Joon Young Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation investigated the roles of early childhood fundamental motor skills (FMS) competence on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health outcomes among underserved preschoolers in Head Start, and examined parental influence on their children's FMS competence. An explanatory sequential mixed methodology was used to examine the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Parent Influence, Physical Health