Monika Szpunar's research while affiliated with The University of Western Ontario and other places
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Publications (7)
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in closures of physical-activity-supporting environments, including playgrounds, outdoor recreation facilities (e.g., basketball courts), and community centers, which impacted children’s movement opportunities. This study evaluated changes in Ontario children’s physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large influence on children’s physical activity (i.e., play and sport) opportunities. The purpose of this study was to describe parents’ perspectives of their children’s (ages 0–12) physical activity experiences during the pandemic (i.e., since the onset in March 2020 until follow-up survey completion date [between A...
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures have interrupted the daily routines of parents and children. The purpose of this study was to explore parents’ attitudes regarding their children’s play/sport during COVID-19. A secondary objective was to explore the influence of parent demographics and parent-reported physical activity le...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures have resulted in the closure of many physical activity-supporting facilities. This study examined Ontario parents’ and children’s perspectives of COVID-19’s impact on children’s physical activity behaviours, return to play/sport during COVID-19, as well as barriers/facilitators...
Early childhood educators’ (ECEs) self-efficacy is often predictive of their ability and likelihood of promoting healthy activity behaviors in childcare settings. To date, ECEs’ physical activity and sedentary behavior–related self-efficacy has been measured in a variety of ways in childcare-based research, creating difficulty when comparing across...
Background: The importance of daily physical activity is crucial for healthy development during the early years. Currently, a formal written physical activity policy is lacking in Canadian childcare centers, but holds promise for offering consistent physical activity opportunities. With eight recommendations, the Childcare PLAY policy is an evidenc...
The Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) policy was an evidence-informed, eight-item institutional-level policy document targeting children’s physical activity, outdoor play, and sedentary time. Nine childcare centers in London, Ontario, participated in this cluster, randomized controlled trial. Early Childhood Educators allocated to the experimental...
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... The current paper is a part of the larger 'Return to Play' study (details published elsewhere) [10,17], and presents a cross-sectional analysis of the larger repeated measures study. This study employed two online Qualtrics surveys (i.e., baseline survey; August to December 2020 and follow up survey; August to December 2021) to assess parents' perspectives of their children's return to play/sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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... Drawing on data collected from the larger Return to Play study (details published elsewhere [26]), this repeated measures study consisted of two online surveys (August -December 2020 (survey 1); and August -December 2021 (survey 2)) designed to assess parents' plans for their children's return to play/sport over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data concerning parents' and children's physical activity levels were also collected. ...
... Gibson's affordances theory [21] states that each environment has objects, places, surfaces, events, values, norms, rules, and other people that provide children with different action opportunities or affordances [21,22]. Current research supports the idea that these multidimensional characteristics, or affordances, of a kindergarten (i.e., physical attributes, written policies, and daily practices) account for a significant portion of the variability in preschoolers' PA [2,8,[23][24][25]. Actualizing the utility of these affordances occurs when children interact with the environment through a course of multidimensional invitations (physical, social-emotional, or symbolic) that co-emerge between the subject and the setting [22,26]. ...
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... Our research team systematically reviewed physical activity and sedentary behaviourrelated self-efficacy tools for ECEs; based on the findings from this review, no such tool emerged from the literature to meet the specific needs of this project [40]. Consequently, we created a 31-item questionnaire to assess ECEs' Confidence in Outdoor Movement, Physical Activity, and Sedentary and Screen behaviours (ECE-COMPASS) [40]. ...
... A 2016-17 survey of childcare providers across Canadian provinces and territories found that less than half of centers surveyed (n = 514) reported having written policies related to PA and fewer (29%) had written policies related to screen time [33]. A recent PA policy RCT (the Childcare PLAY Policy study) conducted among childcare centers in Southwestern Ontario also suggested low levels of institutionalization of provinciallevel policies within early year settings [34]. Findings from our study suggest that at baseline (in 2016-17), the prevalence of center-level written PA and sedentary Table 2 Prevalence of center-level policies and reported practices before and after implementation of the Active Play Standards in British Columbia, Canada (n = 592 centers in 2016-17 and n = 378 centers in 2018- 19) a In 2018-19, both managers and staff were asked about the prevalence of policies related to physical activity and nutrition but in 2016-17, only managers were asked about the prevalence of policies. ...
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