The moderating effect of maternal modeling on age-related decline in children’s physical activity.

Maintaining adequate levels of physical activity is challenging for many children. Parents, particularly mothers, play a pivotal role in children's engagement in health behaviors. This longitudinal study investigated the moderating role of maternal physical activity-related modeling behaviors on the typical age-related decline in children's physical activity. A total of six waves of 1-week ecological momentary assessments were conducted with mother-child dyads (