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Parent Perceptions of Neighborhood: Relationships with US Youth Physical Activity and Weight Status.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal; Jan2012, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p149-157, 9p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Context is important for understanding and making change to improve health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parent perceptions of neighborhood and youth aerobic physical activity and weight. This study is a secondary data analysis of 64,076 parents and guardians of children and adolescents (6-17 years) participating in the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between neighborhood characteristics, including constructs for social capital, physical condition, resource availability, and safety, and youth likelihood of meeting healthy standards for physical activity and weight. Neighborhood characteristics, including social capital, resource availability, and safety were significantly associated with increased likelihood of youth achieving healthy physical activity and normal weight parameters even with adjustment for individual and family-level demographic and behavioral characteristics. Findings support neighborhood assessment during behavioral counseling and continued exploration of neighborhood context as a means to positively impact youth physical activity and weight outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BODY weight
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERVIEWING
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PSYCHOLOGY of parents
RESEARCH funding
SAFETY
STATISTICAL sampling
STATISTICS
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
RESIDENTIAL patterns
BODY mass index
CROSS-sectional method
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70129105
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-010-0731-3