ArticleAmerican journal of health behavior2016
Latino Civic Group Participation, Social Networks, and Physical Activity.
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- Social capital and physical activity: a literature review up to March 2024.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Utilizing the arts to improve health, resilience, and well-being (HeRe We ArtsFrontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Effect of social capital, social support and social network formation on the quality of life of American adults during COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Role of Primary Care in Advancing Civic Engagement and Health Equity: A Conceptual Framework.The Milbank quarterly · 2023Article
- Community and Social Context: An Important Social Determinant of Cardiovascular Disease.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2021Review
- Weight and weight control behaviors of Latinas and their social ties.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Article
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objectivesWe examined whether social networks and resource awareness for physical activity may mediate the relationship between civic group participation and physical activity.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 335 Latinos (mean age 42.1 ± 16.4 years) participating in the San Diego Prevention Research Center's 2009 Household Community Survey. Serial multiple mediation analysis tested the hypothesis that civic group participation is associated with meeting physical activity recommendations through an indirect mechanism of larger social networks followed by greater knowledge of physical activity community resources.
resultsThe indirect effects of level of civic group participation as well as religious, health, neighborhood, or arts group participation on meeting national physical activity recommendations were significant in models testing pathways through social network size and physical activity resource awareness. The direct effect was only significant for health group indicating that participating in a health group predicted physical activity independent of social network size and awareness of physical activity resources.
conclusionBelonging to civic groups may promote physical activity engagement through social network diffusion of information on community physical activity resources which has implications for health.
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