Table 8 Qualitative studies on psychosocial factors among parents relating to their children’s use of AST

Confidence in ability

No data retrieved

Attitudes

Perceived benefits described as reasons for involving their children in AST:

• Regular exercise, spending time together [1, 25, 70]

• Better health [25, 70, 81]

Social support

Social support facilitating AST:

• A community feeling [81]

• If their child was accompanied [92]

Social norms

Social norms related to parents’ decision-making regarding AST:

• What was viewed as normal and natural behaviour [81]

• Observing how other parents act as well as seeing other children manage AST [30]