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Parent-adolescent agreement in reported moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

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BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12530-4

Keywords

Adolescents; Parents; Physical activity; Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; Physical activity measurement; COVID-19

Funding

  1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [K08HL159350]
  2. American Heart Association [CDA34760281]

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This study examined the agreement between parent and adolescent reports of adolescent MVPA and found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents from high-income households reported higher levels of MVPA compared to their parents. There was generally low agreement between parent and adolescent reports of adolescent MVPA, especially for high levels of MVPA reporting.
Purpose To describe the agreement between parent- and adolescent- reports of adolescent moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and to determine sociodemographic factors associated with MVPA reporting differences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We analyzed data collected in May 2020 from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD, N = 4841), a U.S. prospective cohort study. We quantified past weekly adolescent MVPA levels as reported by the parent and adolescent (referent). Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots were used to examine the degree of agreement between parent- and adolescent- reports. Results When quantifying adolescent MVPA during the same recall period, median (p25, p75) MVPA (h center dot wk.(- 1)) was 2.17 (0.00, 6.00) as reported by adolescents and 1.52 (0.29, 4.75) by parents with a mean difference of 4.89. Statistically significant differences in reports of MVPA were found in households with income > $75,000: on average, adolescents reported higher MVPA levels than their parents. Bland-Altman plots illustrated that, among adolescents reporting no or little MVPA, there was higher parent-adolescent agreement. However, among adolescents reporting high levels of MVPA, there was less agreement between the parent- and adolescent- reports. Conclusions Despite more time spent together at home during the pandemic, there was generally low agreement between parent- and adolescent- reports of adolescent MVPA. Future research could examine parent-adolescent agreement of MVPA within the context of device-based measures (e.g., accelerometers), determine reasons for differences in parent-adolescent reporting of MVPA, and inform interventions for improved parental involvement and monitoring of MVPA.

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