---
_id: '28347'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p><jats:italic>Introduction</jats:italic>. Physical activity (PA) in
    preschoolers is vital to protect against obesity but is influenced by different
    early-life factors. The present study investigated the impact of different preschool
    programs and selected family factors on preschoolers’ PA in different countries
    in an explorative way.<jats:italic>Methods</jats:italic>. The PA of 114 children
    (age = 5.3 ± 0.65 years) attending different preschool settings in four cities
    of the trinational Upper Rhine region (Freiburg, Landau/Germany, Basel/Switzerland,
    and Strasbourg/France) was measured by direct accelerometry. Anthropometrical
    and family-related data were obtained. Timetables of preschools were analyzed.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>.
    Comparing the preschool settings, children from Strasbourg and Landau were significantly
    more passive than children from Basel and Freiburg (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"
    id="M1"><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;</mml:mo><mml:mn>.01</mml:mn></mml:math>).
    With regard to the family context as an important early-life factor, a higher
    number of children in a family along with the mother’s and child’s anthropometrical
    status are predictors of engagement in PA.<jats:italic>Conclusion</jats:italic>.
    More open preschool systems such as those in Basel, Freiburg, and Landau do not
    lead to more PA “per se” compared to the highly regimented desk-based system in
    France. Preliminaries such as special training and the number of caregivers might
    be necessary elements to enhance PA. In family contexts, targeted PA interventions
    for special groups should be more focused in the future.</jats:p>
author:
- first_name: K.
  full_name: Röttger, K.
  last_name: Röttger
- first_name: Elke
  full_name: Grimminger-Seidensticker, Elke
  id: '85816'
  last_name: Grimminger-Seidensticker
- first_name: F.
  full_name: Kreuser, F.
  last_name: Kreuser
- first_name: L.
  full_name: Assländer, L.
  last_name: Assländer
- first_name: A.
  full_name: Gollhofer, A.
  last_name: Gollhofer
- first_name: U.
  full_name: Korsten-Reck, U.
  last_name: Korsten-Reck
- first_name: A.
  full_name: Gollhofer, A.
  last_name: Gollhofer
citation:
  ama: 'Röttger K, Grimminger-Seidensticker E, Kreuser F, et al. Physical Activity
    in Different Preschool Settings: An Exploratory Study. <i>Journal of Obesity</i>.
    Published online 2014:1-8. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">10.1155/2014/321701</a>'
  apa: 'Röttger, K., Grimminger-Seidensticker, E., Kreuser, F., Assländer, L., Gollhofer,
    A., Korsten-Reck, U., &#38; Gollhofer, A. (2014). Physical Activity in Different
    Preschool Settings: An Exploratory Study. <i>Journal of Obesity</i>, 1–8. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Röttger_Grimminger-Seidensticker_Kreuser_Assländer_Gollhofer_Korsten-Reck_Gollhofer_2014,
    title={Physical Activity in Different Preschool Settings: An Exploratory Study},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">10.1155/2014/321701</a>}, journal={Journal
    of Obesity}, author={Röttger, K. and Grimminger-Seidensticker, Elke and Kreuser,
    F. and Assländer, L. and Gollhofer, A. and Korsten-Reck, U. and Gollhofer, A.},
    year={2014}, pages={1–8} }'
  chicago: 'Röttger, K., Elke Grimminger-Seidensticker, F. Kreuser, L. Assländer,
    A. Gollhofer, U. Korsten-Reck, and A. Gollhofer. “Physical Activity in Different
    Preschool Settings: An Exploratory Study.” <i>Journal of Obesity</i>, 2014, 1–8.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701</a>.'
  ieee: 'K. Röttger <i>et al.</i>, “Physical Activity in Different Preschool Settings:
    An Exploratory Study,” <i>Journal of Obesity</i>, pp. 1–8, 2014, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">10.1155/2014/321701</a>.'
  mla: 'Röttger, K., et al. “Physical Activity in Different Preschool Settings: An
    Exploratory Study.” <i>Journal of Obesity</i>, 2014, pp. 1–8, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321701">10.1155/2014/321701</a>.'
  short: K. Röttger, E. Grimminger-Seidensticker, F. Kreuser, L. Assländer, A. Gollhofer,
    U. Korsten-Reck, A. Gollhofer, Journal of Obesity (2014) 1–8.
date_created: 2021-12-06T14:57:42Z
date_updated: 2024-08-13T13:10:07Z
department:
- _id: '17'
- _id: '174'
- _id: '320'
doi: 10.1155/2014/321701
extern: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1-8
publication: Journal of Obesity
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2090-0708
  - 2090-0716
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'Physical Activity in Different Preschool Settings: An Exploratory Study'
type: journal_article
user_id: '85816'
year: '2014'
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