RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05794789

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

Sponsor

University of Victoria

Enrollment

148 participants

Start Date

Aug 10, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Physical Activity Social Identity

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

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 12 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a family-based program designed to help children become more physically active by building a shared family identity around being an active family. It focuses on children who currently don't get enough exercise. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a parent or guardian with at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12 - Your family lives in Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, or Burnaby in British Columbia - Your child currently gets less than 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your child already meets physical activity guidelines (60 or more minutes of activity per day) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSocial Identity

This group will receive the same content as the education+planning as well as two additional sessions. This includes short overviews of the benefits of PA as a family, brainstorming how a family can each assist each other in PA, and an activity for developing a family PA action plan. Behavior change techniques such as identity salience, identity similarity, and identity fit and contrast are included in the coaching session include. This will be supplemented by an organization of fun family PA roles for all members (e.g., activity planner, goal setter, supporter, etc.) to instill involvement as well as items (creation of a family PA t-shirt, family PA photos and display, etc.) to instill distinctiveness, which is a central feature of a social identity. Worksheets and discussion will be included. The second session will involve only the parent(s) to focus on parental support identity and the content is based on the behavior change principles of self-identity theory.