ArticleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2017
Neighborhood Social Cohesion as a Mediator of Neighborhood Conditions on Mothers' Engagement in Physical Activity: Results From the Geographic Research on Wellbeing Study.
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- Social capital and physical activity: a literature review up to March 2024.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Connecting underlying factors in the associations between perceived neighborhood social environments and type 2 Diabetes: Serial mediation analyses.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- Conceptualisation and Measurement of Social Cohesion within the Sport and Physical Activity Context: A Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations of Cooking Skill with Social Relationships and Social Capital among Older Men and Women in Japan: Results from the JAGES.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social connectedness among parents raising children in low-income communities: An integrative review.Research in nursing & health · 2021Review
- Use of Social Media for Cancer Prevention Through Neighborhood Social Cohesion: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Social ecological factors associated with physical activity and screen time amongst mothers from disadvantaged neighbourhoods over three years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- Neighborhood Social Environment and Cardiovascular Disease Risk.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2019Article
- The Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space: An Avenue for Health Promotion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Cross-Sectional Associations of Neighborhood Perception, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time in Community-Dwelling, Socioeconomically Diverse Adults.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Neighborhood Environment and Disparities in Health Care Access Among Urban Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine if social cohesion mediates the effects of neighborhood and household-level socioeconomic status (SES), perceptions of neighborhood safety, and access to parks on mothers' engagement in physical activity (PA).
methodSecondary analyses were conducted on cross-sectional data from The Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) study. GROW includes survey data from a diverse sample of 2,750 California mothers. Structural equation modeling was used to test a conceptual multilevel mediation model, proposing social cohesion as a mediator of known predictors of PA.
resultsSocial cohesion fully mediated the pathway from perceived neighborhood safety to mothers' PA. Social cohesion also mediated the significant relationship between neighborhood SES and PA; however, this mediation finding was not practically significant when considered in the context of the full model. Household SES was significantly positively related to both social cohesion and PA. Park access contributed significantly to social cohesion but not directly to PA Social cohesion did not significantly mediate relationships between park access or household SES and PA.
conclusionsThere is a need for public health interventions to improve engagement in PA among individuals and neighborhoods with lower levels of socioeconomic resources. Interventions that create social cohesion within neighborhoods may have positive effects on mothers' PA, particularly in neighborhoods perceived as unsafe.
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