Environmental and cultural correlates of physical activity parenting practices among Latino parents with preschool-aged children: Niños Activos

BMC Public Health

Tom Baranowski⁴  Jason A Mendoza¹  Sheryl O Hughes⁴  Tzu-An Chen⁴  Nathan Parker⁵  Rebecca E Lee⁶  Ester Cerin³  Teresia M O’Connor² 

[1] Present affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, and the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA;Academic General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA;Centre of Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia;USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA;Affiliation where this work was done: Texas Obesity Research Center, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, USA;Present affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA

关键词: Latino;    Acculturation;    Neighborhood;    Environment;    Correlates;    Parenting;    Child;    Physical activity;   

Others  :  866286
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-707

 received in 2014-04-06, accepted in 2014-07-03,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Latino children are at high risk of becoming obese. Physical activity (PA) can help prevent obesity. Parents can influence children’s PA through parenting practices. This study aimed to examine the independent contributions of (1) sociodemographic, (2) cultural, (3) parent perceived environmental, and (4) objectively measured environmental factors, to PA parenting practices.

Methods

A cross-sectional sample of Latino parents (n = 240) from Harris County, TX in 2011–2012 completed validated questionnaires to assess PA parenting practices, acculturation, familism, perception of their neighborhood environment, and demographics. Home addresses were mapped and linked to Census block-level crime and traffic data. Distance to the closest park was mapped by GIS. Regression models were built in a hierarchical step-wise fashion.

Results

Combined models showed R² of 6.8% to 38.9% for different parenting practices. Significant correlations included sociodemographic variables with having outdoor toys available, psychological control, and promotion of inactivity. Cultural factors correlated with PA safety concern practices. Perceived environmental attributes correlated with five of seven parenting practices, while objectively-measured environmental attributes did not significantly correlate with PA parenting practices.

Conclusion

Interventions promoting PA among Latino preschoolers may need to address the social-ecological context in which families live to effectively promote PA parenting, especially parents’ perceptions of neighborhoods.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 O’Connor et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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