Prevalence of Sedentary Behaviors in Children with Specific Learning Disorder: the role of Child-Parent Relationship and Parenting Style

We studied the prevalence of Sedentary Behaviors (SB) in children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD): the role of Child-Parent (C-P) relationship and Parenting Style (PS). In this descriptive-correlational study, a total of 116 children with SLD in Malayer city, Iran, who’s their mothers and fathers participated in the study were selected using the census method. Data were collected using the Researcher Constructed Scale for SB, PS, and C-P Relationship Scales. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that the hours mean of dealing with SB during the week, weekend, and the whole week in children with SLD were 22.10, 8.59, and 30.75, respectively. The highest average hours of SB were watching TV, playing with handheld devices (iPhones, iPads, tablets), and playing mobile/no internet, respectively. Results, also, demonstrated a significant correlation between mother and father age, child-mother [C-M] dependency, child-father [C-F], closeness relationship, mother’s permissive PS, father's permissive PS (r=.20) with SB. Father age, father’s permissive PS, C-F callousness, and C-M dependency have been able to predict SB, respectively.