dc.contributor.author | Miller, Laura | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T16:40:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T16:40:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-06-22T16:40:59Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/73980 | |
dc.description.abstract | Poor sleep is common among children in today’s society. It is important to develop ways to promote healthy sleep in children. It could be that physical activity is a healthy sleep practice for children similarly to adults. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between physical activity and sleep among preschool-aged children. In sub-study 1, children wore a waist accelerometer to objectively measure physical activity. Parents completed a survey to subjectively measure their children’s sleep. In sub-study 2, children wore a wrist accelerometer to objectively measure sleep simultaneously to wearing the waist accelerometer in sub-study 1. Physical activity predicted subjective variables of sleep (sleep onset latency (b=0.69, SE=0.41, p=0.09) and night awakenings (b=-1.75, SE=0.54, p<0.01)). Physical activity also predicted objective variables of sleep (sleep efficiency (F(1,25)=4.37, b=0.36, p<0.05)). This research supports promoting physical activity in young children to potentially help prevent consequences of poor sleep on health. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical activity | en_US |
dc.subject | Sleep | en_US |
dc.subject | Preschool children | en_US |
dc.title | The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Sleep Among Preschool-Aged Children | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2018-05-10 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Health & Human Performance | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Christine Chambers | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Lynne Robinson | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Penny Corkum | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Michelle Stone | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Sara Kirk | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |