ArticlePublic health nutrition2016
Social influences on eating and physical activity behaviours of urban, minority youths.
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- Mediating role of exercise in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and overeating using structural equation modeling.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Father Participation in an Adolescent Obesity Prevention Program With Multiple Delivery Methods.Health promotion practice · 2024Article
- Applying Community-based System Dynamics to promote child health equity: the case of healthy and fit kids in Milwaukee, WI.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Age and gender influence healthy eating and physical activity behaviours in South African adolescents and their caregivers: Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition Initiative (TALENT).Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Ranking of meal preferences and interactions with demographic characteristics: a discrete choice experiment in young adults.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- Adolescent Physical Activity Disparities by Parent Nativity Status: the Role of Social Support, Family Structure, and Economic Hardship.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Describing Independent Eating Occasions among Low-Income Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- More than Fast Food: Development of a Story Map to Compare Adolescent Perceptions and Observations of Their Food Environments and Related Food Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Inconsistency between Self-Reported Energy Intake and Body Mass Index among Urban, African-American Children.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveSocial relationships can impact youths' eating and physical activity behaviours; however, the best strategies for intervening in the social environment are unknown. The objectives of the present study were to provide in-depth information on the social roles that youths' parents and friends play related to eating and physical activity behaviours and to explore the impact of other social relationships on youths' eating and physical activity behaviours.
designConvergent parallel mixed-methods design.
settingLow-income, African American, food desert neighbourhoods in Baltimore City, MD, USA. SUBJECTS: Data were collected from 297 youths (53 % female, 91 % African American, mean age 12·3 (sd 1·5) years) using structured questionnaires and combined with in-depth interviews from thirty-eight youths (42 % female, 97 % African American, mean age 11·4 (sd 1·5) years) and ten parents (80 % female, 50 % single heads of house, 100 % African American).
resultsCombined interpretation of the results found that parents and caregivers have multiple, dynamic roles influencing youths' eating and physical activity behaviours, such as creating health-promoting rules, managing the home food environment and serving as a role model for physical activity. Other social relationships have specific, but limited roles. For example, friends served as partners for physical activity, aunts provided exposure to novel food experiences, and teachers and doctors provided information related to eating and physical activity.
conclusionsObesity prevention programmes should consider minority youths' perceptions of social roles when designing interventions. Specifically, future research is needed to test the effectiveness of intervention strategies that enhance or expand the supportive roles played by social relationships.
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