Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of AVG intervention on the parental support of overweight and obese male adolescents under a family-based parental involvement model. A cluster randomised controlled trial (C-RCT) was conducted with 12- to 14-year-old participants, divided into thre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abu Saad, Hazizi, Mai, Yiqiang, Soh, Kim Geok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/1/116474.pdf
_version_ 1848867011504898048
author Abu Saad, Hazizi
Mai, Yiqiang
Soh, Kim Geok
author_facet Abu Saad, Hazizi
Mai, Yiqiang
Soh, Kim Geok
author_sort Abu Saad, Hazizi
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of AVG intervention on the parental support of overweight and obese male adolescents under a family-based parental involvement model. A cluster randomised controlled trial (C-RCT) was conducted with 12- to 14-year-old participants, divided into three groups: (1) Parental Involvement in Active Video Games (PIAVG), (2) Single Player Active Video Games (SPAVG), and (3) Control (watching TV-WTV). The intervention lasted for two weeks, during which changes in parental support levels were assessed at baseline and post-intervention. No significant changes were observed within the three groups. However, notably, the PIAVG group demonstrated slightly improvement in the measured outcomes than the WTV group in the inter-group comparison, but it has no statistical significance. The findings suggest that parental involvement in active video games enhances the effectiveness of such interventions, leading to better parent-child relationships among overweight and obese adolescents. This underscores the potential for family-based interventions to combat adolescent obesity in this population.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:29:43Z
format Article
id upm-116474
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:29:43Z
publishDate 2024
publisher Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS)
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1164742025-04-09T01:11:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/ Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study Abu Saad, Hazizi Mai, Yiqiang Soh, Kim Geok The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of AVG intervention on the parental support of overweight and obese male adolescents under a family-based parental involvement model. A cluster randomised controlled trial (C-RCT) was conducted with 12- to 14-year-old participants, divided into three groups: (1) Parental Involvement in Active Video Games (PIAVG), (2) Single Player Active Video Games (SPAVG), and (3) Control (watching TV-WTV). The intervention lasted for two weeks, during which changes in parental support levels were assessed at baseline and post-intervention. No significant changes were observed within the three groups. However, notably, the PIAVG group demonstrated slightly improvement in the measured outcomes than the WTV group in the inter-group comparison, but it has no statistical significance. The findings suggest that parental involvement in active video games enhances the effectiveness of such interventions, leading to better parent-child relationships among overweight and obese adolescents. This underscores the potential for family-based interventions to combat adolescent obesity in this population. Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024-09-30 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/1/116474.pdf Abu Saad, Hazizi and Mai, Yiqiang and Soh, Kim Geok (2024) Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (9). pp. 2371-2380. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/23039/Effects-of-Active-Video-Games-on-Parental-Support-among-Overweight-and-Obese-Adolescents-in-China-A-Pilot-Study 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i9/23039
spellingShingle Abu Saad, Hazizi
Mai, Yiqiang
Soh, Kim Geok
Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title_full Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title_fullStr Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title_short Effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in China: a pilot study
title_sort effects of active video games on parental support among overweight and obese adolescents in china: a pilot study
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116474/1/116474.pdf