ArticleJournal of obesity2012
Understanding the Social Networks That Form within the Context of an Obesity Prevention Intervention.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Identifying Social Network Conditions that Facilitate Sedentary Behavior Change: The Benefit of Being a "Bridge" in a Group-based Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Networks for prevention in 19 communities at the start of a large-scale community-based obesity prevention initiative.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Trial
- Assessing the Impact of De Novo Social Ties within Health Intervention Settings: New Questions for Health Behavior Intervention Research.Clinical and translational science · 2015Trial
- Growing Right Onto Wellness (GROW): a family-centered, community-based obesity prevention randomized controlled trial for preschool child-parent pairs.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Trial
- Body shape and performance on the US Army Combat Fitness Test: Insights from a 3D body image scanner.PloS one · 2023Article
- Evaluating social network-based weight loss interventions in Chinese population: An agent-based simulation.PloS one · 2020Article
- Social network influences and the adoption of obesity-related behaviours in adults: a critical interpretative synthesis review.BMC public health · 2019Review
- Social Network Structures in African American Churches: Implications for Health Promotion Programs.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2019Article
- Social network analysis of stakeholder networks from two community-based obesity prevention interventions.PloS one · 2018Article
- Home visitation programs: an untapped opportunity for the delivery of early childhood obesity prevention.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017Review
- Increases in Network Ties Are Associated With Increased Cohesion Among Intervention Participants.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2016Article
- Social network diagnostics: a tool for monitoring group interventions.Implementation science : IS · 2013Article
- Using social network analysis to identify key child care center staff for obesity prevention interventions: a pilot study.Journal of obesity · 2013Article
- Beyond the "I" in the obesity epidemic: a review of social relational and network interventions on obesity.Journal of obesity · 2013Review
- Self-regulation, motivation, and psychosocial factors in weight management.Journal of obesity · 2012Article
- The Relationship between Social Network Body Size and the Body Size Norms of Black and Hispanic Adults.Preventive medicine reportsArticle
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Abstract
Background. Antiobesity interventions have generally failed. Research now suggests that interventions must be informed by an understanding of the social environment. Objective. To examine if new social networks form between families participating in a group-level pediatric obesity prevention trial. Methods. Latino parent-preschool child dyads (N = 79) completed the 3-month trial. The intervention met weekly in consistent groups to practice healthy lifestyles. The control met monthly in inconsistent groups to learn about school readiness. UCINET and SIENA were used to examine network dynamics. Results. Children's mean age was 4.2 years (SD = 0.9), and 44% were overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 85th percentile). Parents were predominantly mothers (97%), with a mean age of 31.4 years (SD = 5.4), and 81% were overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25). Over the study, a new social network evolved among participating families. Parents selectively formed friendship ties based on child BMI z-score, (t = 2.08; P < .05). This reveals the tendency for mothers to form new friendships with mothers whose children have similar body types. Discussion. Participating in a group-level intervention resulted in new social network formation. New ties were greatest with mothers who had children of similar body types. This finding might contribute to the known inability of parents to recognize child overweight.
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