Association of parental social support with energy balance-related behaviors in low-income and ethnically diverse children: a cross-sectional study

被引：19

作者：

Heredia, Natalia I. ^{[1
]}

Ranjit, Nalini ^{[2
]}

Warren, Judith L. ^{[3
]}

Evans, Alexandra E. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston UTHlth, Ctr Hlth Promot & Prevent Res, Sch Publ Hlth, 7000 Fannin St,Suite 2576E, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[2] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston UTHlth, Sch Publ Hlth, Michael & Susan Dell Ctr Hlth Living, Austin Reg Campus, Austin, TX USA

[3] Texas A&M AgriLife Extens Serv, Family & Community Hlth, College Stn, TX USA

来源：

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | 2016年 / 16卷

基金：

美国食品与农业研究所;

关键词：

Social support; Physical activity; Nutrition; Minority populations; Child health; GIRLS PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION; SWEETENED BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH CATCH; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION; DIETARY-INTAKE; FAMILY MEALS; EATING PATTERNS; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHILDREN;

D O I：

10.1186/s12889-016-3829-8

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Background: Parents play an important role in providing their children with social support for healthy eating and physical activity. However, different types of social support (e.g., instrumental, emotional, modeling, rules) might have different results on children's actual behavior. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of the different types of social support with children's physical activity and eating behaviors, as well as to examine whether these associations differ across racial/ethnic groups. Methods: We surveyed 1169 low-income, ethnically diverse third graders and their caregivers to assess how children's physical activity and eating behaviors (fruit and vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage intake) were associated with instrumental social support, emotional social support, modeling, rules and availability of certain foods in the home. We used sequential linear regression to test the association of parental social support with a child's physical activity and eating behaviors, adjusting for covariates, and then stratified to assess the differences in this association between racial/ethnic groups. Results: Parental social support and covariates explained 9-13% of the variance in children's energy balance-related behaviors. Family food culture was significantly associated with fruit and vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage intake, with availability of sugar-sweetened beverages in the home also associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake. Instrumental and emotional support for physical activity were significantly associated with the child's physical activity. Results indicate that the association of various types of social support with children's physical activity and eating behaviors differ across racial/ethnic groups. Conclusions: These results provide considerations for future interventions that aim to enhance parental support to improve children's energy balance-related behaviors.

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