Investigating preschool children's physical activity and sedentary behaviours to identify opportunities for supporting healthy behaviours

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1070571

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Helping young children be physically active and limit screen time is vital. This fellowship will investigate physical activity and screen time during the preschool years (ages 2-5) with a particular focus on the influence those behaviours have on children's social and emotional wellbeing. The fellowship will culminate with the development of a novel, online intervention to support healthy behaviours.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $316,449.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

behavioural epidemiology | determinants | early childhood | health behaviours | physical activity | psychosocial adjustment | psychosocial factors | sedentary behaviour | social and behavioural research | wellbeing

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