Relations of Neighborhood Environment Influences, Physical Activity, and Active Transportation to/from School across African American, Latino American, and White Girls in the United States

Duncan, Susan C.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Chaumeton, Nigel R.; Cromley, Ellen K.

doi:10.1007/s12529-015-9508-9

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“…Ammouri et al () examined environmental opportunities for PA and found a significant direct effect on self‐reported PA among female adolescents (β = .18). Likewise, Duncan, Strycker, Chaumeton, and Cromley () reported significant direct effects for perceived accessibility to neighborhood facilities on accelerometer‐measured MVPA (β = .22) among female adolescents. Unfortunately, neither study reported CIs or standard errors, making it difficult to compare effects to the current study.…”

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Predicting physical activity among urban adolescent girls: A test of the health promotion model

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Robbins

Pierce

2019

Research in Nursing & Health

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The purpose of this study was to test hypothesized relationships of the health promotion model (HPM) as a means of predicting moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among urban, adolescent girls. A secondary analysis of baseline data from a group randomized controlled trial was conducted. The study involved eight urban schools in the Midwestern United States. The sample included girls (N = 517) in the 5th–8th grades. Data were collected on age, body mass index, pubertal status, enjoyment, self‐efficacy, social support, options for physical activity (PA), and commitment to PA. MVPA was measured via accelerometers worn by the girls for 7 days. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze study aims. Mean age of the sample was 11.8 years (standard deviation [SD] = 1.0). Girls attained an average of 3.0 (SD = 1.2) minutes per hour of MVPA. Self‐efficacy had a positive direct (β = .337; p < .001) and total effect (β = .310; p < .001) on MVPA. Social support and options for PA were not significant predictors of commitment to PA or MVPA. Commitment to PA had a negative but nonsignificant effect (β = −.056; p = .357) on MVPA. The model predicted 10.1% of the variance in MVPA with 9.6% of the variance predicted by self‐efficacy. Limitations include lack of longitudinal analysis and inability to generalize the results to other populations such as boys. PA self‐efficacy continues to emerge as a significant predictor of MVPA in the HPM. Continued theory testing is needed to better understand the correlates and determinants of PA among adolescent girls before designing theory‐based interventions to promote PA.

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Predicting physical activity among urban adolescent girls: A test of the health promotion model

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Robbins

Pierce

2019

Research in Nursing & Health

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“…When considering how to address disparities in obesity among low-income Latino adolescents, consideration must be given to barriers and facilitators to PA for this population. Factors that have been quantitatively found to influence youth PA behaviors in diverse populations include neighborhood safety (Chaparro et al, 2019;Forsyth et al, 2015), access to public parks and facilities (Duncan et al, 2016;Galvez et al, 2013), support and modeling from family members (Christofaro et al, 2018;Eisenberg et al, 2014;Gallo et al, 2017;Wang et al, 2019), and school policies related to physical education (Mayorga-Vega et al, 2018). A research report from Salud America!, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children, found that fewer Latino families report that their neighborhoods are safe places for children to play and that Latino neighborhoods are less likely to have recreational facilities than White neighborhoods (Swanson et al, 2016).…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity Among Low-Income Latino Adolescents

Vasquez

Fernández

Haya-Fisher

et al. 2020

Hisp Health Care Int

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Introduction: Latino adolescents experience high rates of obesity and physical activity can protect against obesity and obesity comorbidities. Health interventions to promote physical activity are more likely to be successful if they take into account the experiences and perspectives of their target population. Our study objective was to explore barriers and facilitators to physical activity among Latino adolescents with the goal of informing future interventions for this population. Method: Semistructured interviews were conducted with ( n = 30) low-income, Latino adolescents. The interviews were analyzed using inductive methods and the Capability–Opportunity–Motivation model of behavior. Results: Adolescents described capability gaps including lacking skills for preferred activities. School physical education and parks provided opportunities for adolescents to be physically active. Adolescents also described opportunity challenges, including age limits, not being able to afford preferred classes, and safety concerns. Families provided role modeling but rarely engaged in activities with adolescents. Adolescents were motivated to engage in physical activity but often lacked the necessary resources. Conclusions: Interventions to increase physical activity among urban Latino adolescents should offer tailored programming, incorporate families, enhance physical education, and improve the safety and appeal of recreational facilities.

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“…Facilities for sports and recreation (e.g., fitness centres, recreation centres, tennis courts, basketball courts, parks and playgrounds) can facilitate public health by providing valuable places for engaging in physical activities [ 9 ]. Availability of these facilities has been shown to increase engagement in physical activities from walking for leisure to more vigorous activities across many population groups (e.g., children, youth and adolescents, adults and older adults) [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. As such, common composite indices and methods for characterizing healthy neighbourhoods generally include some measure of availability of facilities for physical activity [ 3 , 5 , 22 ].…”

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Parents’ Perceived Barriers to Accessing Sports and Recreation Facilities in Ontario, Canada: Exploring the Relationships between Income, Neighbourhood Deprivation, and Community

Harrington

Jarvis

Manson

2017

IJERPH

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Sports and recreation facilities provide places where children can be physically active. Previous research has shown that availability is often worse in lower-socioeconomic status (SES) areas, yet others have found inverse relationships, no relationships, or mixed findings. Since children’s health behaviours are influenced by their parents, it is important to understand parents’ perceived barriers to accessing sports and recreation facilities. Data from computer assisted telephone interviews with parents living in Ontario, Canada were merged via postal codes with neighbourhood deprivation data. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to estimate the likelihood that parents reported barriers to accessing local sports and recreation facilities. Parents with lower household incomes were more likely to report barriers to access. For each unit increase in deprivation score (i.e., more deprived), the likelihood of reporting a barrier increased 16% (95% CI: 1.04, 1.28). For parents, the relationships between household income, neighbourhood-level deprivation, and barriers are complex. Understanding these relationships is important for research, policy and planning, as parental barriers to opportunities for physical activity have implications for child health behaviours, and ultimately childhood overweight and obesity.

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Relations of Neighborhood Environment Influences, Physical Activity, and Active Transportation to/from School across African American, Latino American, and White Girls in the United States

Cited by 18 publications

References 49 publications

Predicting physical activity among urban adolescent girls: A test of the health promotion model

Predicting physical activity among urban adolescent girls: A test of the health promotion model

A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity Among Low-Income Latino Adolescents

Parents’ Perceived Barriers to Accessing Sports and Recreation Facilities in Ontario, Canada: Exploring the Relationships between Income, Neighbourhood Deprivation, and Community

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