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The impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep of child-parent dyads

Previous studies showed that unfavourable weather conditions discourage physical activity. However, it remains unclear whether unfavourable weather conditions have a differential impact on physical activity in children compared with adults.

Citation:
Nguyen HT, Christian H, Le HT, Connelly L, Zubrick SR, Mitrou F. The impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep of child-parent dyads. Sci Total Environ. 2023:163249.

Keywords:
Dyad; Family; Physical activity; Sleep; Time allocation; Weather

Abstract:
Previous studies showed that unfavourable weather conditions discourage physical activity. However, it remains unclear whether unfavourable weather conditions have a differential impact on physical activity in children compared with adults.