Physical activity among African-American girls: The role of parents and the home environment
Physical activity among African-American girls: The role of parents and the home environment
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10.1038/oby.2004.267
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2004-09-01
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Davis, M
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Adkins, S;Sherwood, NE;Davis, M
目标：非洲裔美国女孩超重的风险增加。增加体力活动可能会阻止这一点。这项研究考察了女孩身体活动的测量及其与以下因素的关系：BMI，父母报告的自我效能感和对帮助女儿积极活动的支持，女孩对父母对身体活动的感知支持，父母和女孩感知的社区安全和使用设施的机会，以及家庭环境。研究方法和程序：明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗地区52名8至10岁的非裔美国女孩及其主要照顾者参加了女孩健康促进多地点研究试点干预，通过促进健康饮食和体育活动来防止体重增加。收集的数据包括女孩和父母的身高、体重、体力活动水平和与体力活动相关的心理社会测量。女孩佩戴活动监测器3天来评估活动水平。结果：体重指数与中等强度活动呈负相关(r=-0.35，p<；0.001)，父母支持女儿积极活动的自我效能感与活动呈正相关(r=0.45，p<；0.001)。父母对女儿活动水平的支持有与活动相关的趋势(r=0.26，p<；0.06)。女孩对父母对体育活动的支持程度、邻里安全和设施使用情况以及家庭环境的感知与女孩的活动水平无关。讨论：在青春期前的非裔美国女孩中增加身体活动的干预措施可能受益于父母鼓励对女儿身体活动的支持和自我效能。
Objectives: African-American girls are at increased risk for becoming overweight. Increased physical activity may prevent this. This study examines measurements of girls' physical activity and associations with: BMI, parent's reported self-efficacy and support for helping daughters be active, girl's perceived support from parents for physical activity, parent's and girl's perceived neighborhood safety and access to facilities, and family environment.Research Methods and Procedures: Fifty-two 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls and their primary caregiver in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area participated in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies pilot intervention to prevent weight gain by promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Data collected included height, weight, physical activity level, and physical activity-related psychosocial measures from girl and parent. Girls wore an activity monitor for 3 days to assess activity level. Correlations were computed among the average minutes per day of moderate to vigorous activity between 12 Pm and 6 Pm and BMI and psychosocial measures.Results: BMI was inversely correlated with moderate to vigorous activity (r = -0.35, p < 0.01), whereas parent's self-efficacy for supporting daughter to be active was positively correlated with activity (r = 0.45, p < 0.001). There was a trend for parent's reported support of daughter's activity level to be associated with activity (r = 0.26, p < 0.06). Girl's perception of parent's support for physical activity, perceived neighborhood safety and access to facilities, and family environment were not associated with girl's activity levels. Discussion: Interventions to increase physical activity among preadolescent African-American girls may benefit from a parental component to encourage support and self-efficacy for daughters' physical activity.