Parental Social Support, Ethnicity, and Energy Balance-Related Behaviors in Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income, Urban Elementary Schoolchildren.

Auteur(s) :
Springer A., Donnelly R.
Date :
Août, 2014
Source(s) :
J Nutr Educ Behav.. #: p
Adresse :
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. Electronic address: [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE
This study assessed levels of child-reported parent and family social support associated with physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) by ethnicity among a lower-income sample of US elementary school students.

DESIGN
Analysis of cross-sectional baseline data of an elementary school-based study from fall, 2010.

SETTING
Nineteen schools in a large urban school district in central Texas.

PARTICIPANTS
Fourth- and fifth-grade children (n = 581) and their parents.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Child-reported parental and family social support, 7-day PA, previous day FVC, and weight status.

ANALYSIS
Child-reported social support, PA, and FVC using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regressions were examined.

RESULTS
Child-reported parent and family social support varied by ethnicity (P < .01), with Hispanic children consistently reporting the lowest support. Child-reported social support had a positive association across the 3 energy-balance related behaviors examined (P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Whereas child-reported social support was associated with energy balance-related behaviors across ethnic groups, lower perceived parental and family social support for Hispanic children may represent an important opportunity for intervention.

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