Determinants of Physical Activity in Active and Low‐Active, Sixth Grade African‐American Youth

Trost, Stewart G.; Pate, Russell R.; Ward, Dianne S.; Saunders, Ruth P.; Riner, William F.

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1999.tb02340.x

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“…Although relationships between yard presence and/or yard size and exercise equipment with physical activity are not always supported in the literature,[71,78,79] the home area, including yards and patios, was reported as the second most common location for physical activity among participating children. While many colonia houses are on relatively generous lots, often fenced or walled-in, the houses themselves are usually built piece-by-piece as the family can afford to do so (also referred to as self-built or incremental construction), usually providing limited space for active recreational endeavors indoors.…”

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Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study

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BackgroundThe increasing numbers of colonias along the U.S.-Mexico border are characterized by disproportionately poor families of Mexican-origin, limited access to resources and health services, and heightened risk for obesity and diabetes. Despite consistent evidence supporting physical activity (PA) in prevention of chronic diseases, many individuals of Mexican-origin, including children, fail to meet PA recommendations. Environmental influences on PA, founded in ecological and social cognitive perspectives, have not been examined among children living in colonias. The purpose of this study was to identify and better understand (1) household and neighborhood environmental PA resources/supports, (2) perceived barriers to engaging in PA, and (3) PA offerings, locations, and transportation characteristics for Mexican-origin children living in colonias.MethodsData for this study were collected by promotora-researchers (indigenous community health workers trained in research methods) using face-to-face interviews conducted in Spanish. The sample consists of 94 mother-child dyads from Texas border colonias in Hidalgo County. Interviews included questionnaire items addressing PA barriers, household and neighborhood environmental support assessments conducted with each dyad, and open-ended questions that were coded to identify availability and locations of PA opportunities and transportation options. Descriptive statistics were calculated and differences between genders, birth countries, and BMI categories of children were determined using chi-square tests.ResultsAll children were of Mexican-origin. The most frequently reported barriers were unleashed dogs in the street, heat, bad weather, traffic, no streetlights, and no place like a park to exercise. Prominent locations for current PA included schools, home, and parks. Common PA options for children were exercise equipment, running, playing, and sports. Environmental assessments identified exercise equipment (bicycles/tricycles, balls, etc.…), paved/good streets, yard/patio space, and social norms as the most frequent household or neighborhood resources within these colonias. Differences in PA barriers, options, and environmental resources for genders, birth countries, and BMI categories were detected.ConclusionsThis study suggests that PA environmental resources, barriers, and opportunities for colonias children are similar to previous studies and distinctively unique. As expected, built resources in these communities are limited and barriers exist; however, knowledge of PA opportunities and available PA resources within colonias households and neighborhoods offers insight to help guide future research, policy, and PA initiatives.

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Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study

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“…Intermittent effects for self-efficacy were observed for increasing physical activity. Trost et al (30) examined determinants of PA in sixth-grade African American youth and reported that relative to adolescent boys who were inactive, boys who exhibited three or more 20-min bouts of MVPA a week had higher levels of self-efficacy. Relative to inactive adolescents girls, active girls reported significantly higher levels of PA self-efficacy and were significantly less likely to watch television or play video games.…”

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A preliminary test of a student-centered intervention on increasing physical activity in underserved adolescents

Wilson

Evans

Williams

et al. 2005

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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“…The majority of studies to date, however, have focused on non-Hispanic white populations. While a number of studies have included African American sub-samples (Hoefer, et al, 2001; McGuire, et al, 2002; Prochaska, et al, 2002; Sallis, et al, 1999), only a handful of studies have reported results for African Americans separately from other ethnic groups (Adkins, et al, 2004; Kuo, et al, 2007; Madsen, et al, 2009; McGuire, et al, 2002; Trost, et al, 1999). …”

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Measuring parental support for children's physical activity in white and African American parents: The Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG)

Davison¹,

Li²,

Baskin³

et al. 2011

Preventive Medicine

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Objectives-The Activity Support Scale (ACTS) was expanded for use with African American families. Its factorial invariance and internal reliability were examined for non-Hispanic white and African American parents.Methods-The ACTS was modified to improve its applicability to African American families based on information from five focus groups with 27 African American parents of elementary school-aged children. Between 2006 and 2008, the revised scale was administered to 119 African American and 117 non-Hispanic white parents in northeastern NY and Alabama. Its factorial invariance across race/ethnicity and internal consistency were examined.Results-Factor analysis of the revised scale, the Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG), identified four parenting factors in white and African American parents including logistic support, modeling, use of community resources to promote physical activity (PA), and restriction of sedentary behaviors. Results supported the scale's internal reliability and factorial invariance across race/ethnicity. Conclusion-The ACTS-MG is appropriate for use with non-Hispanic white and AfricanAmerican families and will enable the extension of current research with white families to the examination of strategies supporting PA in African American families. Additional psychometric work with the ACTS-MG is encouraged.

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Determinants of Physical Activity in Active and Low‐Active, Sixth Grade African‐American Youth

Cited by 60 publications

References 26 publications

Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study

Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study

A preliminary test of a student-centered intervention on increasing physical activity in underserved adolescents

Measuring parental support for children's physical activity in white and African American parents: The Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG)

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