Papás Activos: Associations between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Personal Networks among Fathers Living in Texas Colonias
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2020-12-10
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Prochnow, Tyler
Umstattd Meyer, M. Renee
Patterson, Megan
McClendon, Megan
Gomez, Luis
Trost, Stewart
Sharkey, Joseph R.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Abstract
Despite growing health disparities in Latino populations related to lack of physical activity (PA), little is known regarding the impact of social networks on PA and sedentary behavior among a sample of Latino fathers residing in functionally rural colonias. Fathers wore accelerometers and responded to questions regarding their self-efficacy and characteristics of who they were active with most often. Fathers (n = 47) attained a mean of 73.3 min of moderate-to-vigorous PA (SD = 23.8) per day and were sedentary for a mean of 364.0 min (SD = 74.4) per day. In total, fathers reported 205 alters and significantly more family members (M = 3.60, SD = 1.64) than friends (M = 0.77, SD = 1.37). Sedentary time was positively associated with number of peers and inversely related to the number of children reported. Minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA was significantly associated with greater self-efficacy and number of family members reported. This study contributes to the evidence by further examining PA correlates of Latino fathers from functionally rural colonias communities. Additionally, this study supported both family systems theory and the socio–ecological model as it details the interpersonal and familial influences of PA behavior. Thus, supports for family activity promotion and programs which impact familial norms and activity at the family level may be particularly useful.
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social network analysis, Mexican heritage, family systems
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Prochnow, T., Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Patterson, M. S., McClendon, M. E., Gómez, L., Trost, S. G., & Sharkey, J. (2020). Papás activos: Associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and personal networks among fathers living in Texas Colonias. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), 9243.
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