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Parenting practices that may encourage and discourage physical activity in pres...
Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Arruda, Carlos André Moura; Andrade, Gabriela Pereira de; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Greaney, Mary L.Brazilians are a rapidly increasing Latino immigrant group in the United States (US), yet little research has examined factors influencing physical activity (PA) levels and behaviors of children growing up in Brazilian immigrant families. This information is needed to develop culturally sensitive interventions tailored to this population. Therefore, this qualitative study explored PA parenting practices used by...
Exploring how Brazilian immigrant mothers living in the USA obtain information ...
Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Arruda, Carlos André Moura; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Andrade, Gabriela Pereira de; Greaney, Mary L.Objective T o explore how Brazilian-born immigrant mothers living in the USA obtain information about physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) behaviours for their preschool-aged children. r esearch design F ocus group discussions (FGDs) were used to gain an in-depth understanding of research topics. All FGDs were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed verbatim. The Portuguese transcripts were analyse...