Papás Activos : Associations between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Personal Networks among Fathers Living in Texas Colonias

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 . Fathers wore accelerometers and responded to ques...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-12, Vol.17 (24), p.9243
Main Authors: Prochnow, Tyler, Umstattd Meyer, M Renée, Patterson, Megan S, McClendon, Megan E, Gómez, Luis, Trost, Stewart G, Sharkey, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerometers
Child
Chronic illnesses
Ecological effects
Ecological models
Exercise
Fathers
Fathers - statistics & numerical data
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Norms
Obesity
Physical activity
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Sedentary behavior
Sedentary Behavior - ethnology
Social network analysis
Social Networking
Social networks
Social organization
Social support
Systems theory
Texas - epidemiology
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Summary: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 . Fathers wore accelerometers and responded to questions regarding their self-efficacy and characteristics of who they were active with most often. Fathers ( = 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 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.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17249243