Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10620/18161
Longitudinal Study: HILDA
Title: Long-Term Dynamics in Physical Activity Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood
Authors: del Pozo-Cruz, Jesus 
del Pozo-Cruz, Borja 
Perales, Francisco 
Publication Date: Mar-2015
Pages: 301–308
Keywords: Parenthood
Health promotion
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Prospective analysis
Gender
Life-course transitions
Abstract: Objectives - Gaining a deeper understanding of the dynamic relationships between the transition to parenthood and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) amongst men and women in Australia. Methods - 12 years of nationally representative panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey and a piecewise pre/post fixed-effect modelling strategy that controls for person-specific unobserved effects and allows for non-linear associations are used. Results - Both men and women decrease the frequency of MVPA in the years preceding the birth of their first child. An abrupt fall amongst men and a smooth, non-linear decreasing trend amongst women are apparent in the post-birth years. Neither men nor women recover their pre-birth MVPA frequency in subsequent years. Conclusions - Parenthood is an important factor influencing MVPA, with more marked impacts on women’s than men’s behaviour. Policymakers interested in promoting MVPA should focus on parenthood as a critical deterring factor that can trigger long-term trends of low MVPA. The proposed model can be expanded to explore the influence on MVPA of other life-course transitions.
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0653-3
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-015-0653-3
Keywords: Gender; Health -- Physical activity
Research collection: Journal Articles
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