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Zhang, Zhiguang; Predy, Madison; Kuzik, Nicholas; Hewitt, Lyndel; Hesketh, Kylie D.; Pritchard, Lesley; Okely, Anthony D.; Carson, Valerie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
This study examined the concurrent validity of a tummy time questionnaire and time-use diary against an accelerometer measure. Participants were 29 parents and their 6-month-old infants from the Early Movers project in Edmonton, Canada. Tummy time was concurrently measured using a parental questionnaire, a time-use diary, and a validated GENEActiv…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Validity, Diaries, Measurement Equipment
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Kuzik, Nicholas; Carson, Valerie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of a novel technique determining parent-child proximity using Bluetooth-enabled accelerometers. Nineteen parents and children (18-60 months; 38.4 ± 13.2 months) wore an ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer for 7 days. Parental accelerometers continuously emitted a Bluetooth signal, while children's…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Proximity, Validity, Parents
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Carson, Valerie; Hesketh, Kylie D.; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Rinaldi, Christina; Rodgers, Wendy; Spence, John C. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2017
This study examined the psychometric properties of a questionnaire developed with the guidance of the socialization model of child behaviour to understand modifiable correlates of toddlers' physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Findings are based on 118 parents (33.7 ± 4.9 years; 86% female) of toddlers (19.3 ± 2.7 months; 48% female) from…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Correlation, Physical Activity Level