Ma Man-yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-71). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Ma Man-yan. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / List of Table --- p.vii / List of Figure --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- Introduction --- p.1 / General introduction --- p.1 / Early participation in physical activity --- p.1 / The childhood years --- p.2 / Parental influence --- p.3 / Purpose of study --- p.4 / Theoretical framework --- p.5 / Operational definition --- p.6 / Delimitations --- p.7 / Limitations --- p.8 / Significance of the study --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- Review of Literature --- p.11 / Physical activity and the public health --- p.11 / Sedentary life --- p.12 / Promoting active lifestyle --- p.12 / Parental influences in physical activity --- p.14 / The early childhood years --- p.15 / Overview of results --- p.16 / Beliefs --- p.18 / Parental beliefs and the influence on children --- p.19 / Achievement goal --- p.21 / The case in Hong Kong --- p.24 / Hong Kong children's lives --- p.24 / Parents in Hong Kong --- p.25 / Cultural values: The Confucian ethic --- p.26 / Instrumental society --- p.27 / Filial Piety --- p.29 / Definition of success --- p.31 / Summary --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- Method --- p.34 / Participants --- p.34 / Instrumentation --- p.34 / Measures of children's physical activity levels --- p.34 / Measures of parental beliefs regarding their child's participation in physical activity --- p.35 / Goal orientations --- p.35 / Reasons for children's physical activity participation --- p.36 / Parents' exercise behavior --- p.36 / Family background information --- p.37 / Procedure --- p.37 / Statistical analysis --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- Results --- p.40 / Descriptive statistics --- p.40 / Gender and parental beliefs --- p.41 / The relationship between parents' and children's level of physical activity --- p.43 / Parents' self-reported level of physical activity --- p.43 / Physical activity participation with children --- p.43 / Family characteristics --- p.44 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- Discussion --- p.45 / Limitations --- p.52 / Conclusion --- p.53 / References --- p.54 / Appendix A --- p.72 / Appendix B --- p.73 / Appendix C --- p.74 / Appendix D --- p.75 / Appendix E --- p.76 / Appendix F --- p.77 / Appendix G --- p.83
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323971 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Ma, Man-yan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 97 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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