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Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Depressive Symptoms Among Latinos: Does Use of Community Resources for Physical Activity Matter?
- Source :
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 12:1361-1368
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Human Kinetics, 2015.
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Abstract
- Background:Greater neighborhood social cohesion is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and greater physical activity, but the role of physical activity on the relationship between neighborhood social cohesion and depression is poorly understood. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of physical activity on the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms.Methods:Multivariate logistic regression tested the moderation of self-reported leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (LTMVPA) and active use of parks or recreational facilities on the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms among 295 randomly selected Latino adults who completed a face-to-face interview.Results:After adjusting for age, gender, and income, neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms were inversely related (OR = 0.8; 95% CI: 0.5–1.2). Active use of parks or recreational facilities moderated the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms but meeting the recommendations for LTMVPA did not. Latinos who reported active use of parks or recreational facilities and higher levels of neighborhood social cohesion had fewer depressive symptoms than peers who did not use these spaces.Conclusions:Future studies are needed to test strategies for promoting active use of parks or recreational facilities to address depression in Latinos.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Gerontology
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
Parks, Recreational
Motor Activity
Logistic regression
Article
California
Young Adult
Residence Characteristics
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Young adult
Recreation
Depression
Social environment
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Aged
Moderation
Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health promotion
Quality of Life
Female
Self Report
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15435474 and 15433080
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f7c773e9e44792e02c94cecd1541a2bf