Latinx Mothers’ Perception of Grandparents’ Involvement in Children’s Physical Activity

ABSTRACT

Using a questionnaire survey, this study examined Latinx mothers’ (n = 72) perception of Latinx grandparents’ involvement in children’s physical activity. Data were collected about a specific child (i.e., focal child) and a specific grandparent who spent the most time with the focal child (i.e., focal grandparent). Results showed that mothers perceived a substantive level of grandparental support for child’s physical activity and a small-to-moderate level of disagreement with grandparent in child’s physical activity. Mother-grandparent disagreement negatively affected grandparent’s support, which in turn positively affected child’s physical activity. Socio-demographic and household-related correlates of mother-grandparent disagreement and grandparent’s support were also examined.

KEYWORDS:

• Grandparent
• mother
• child
• physical activity
• Latinx/Latino/Latina/Hispanic

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the California State University, Northridge [Research Fellows Program].