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

Tyler Prochnow, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Megan S. Patterson, Megan E. McClendon, Luis Gómez, Stewart G. Trost and Joseph Sharkey
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Tyler Prochnow: Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97303, Waco, TX 76798, USA
M. Renée Umstattd Meyer: Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97303, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Megan S. Patterson: Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, 4243 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Megan E. McClendon: Department of Health & Human Performance, Texas State University, 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
Luis Gómez: Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd. 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Stewart G. Trost: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia
Joseph Sharkey: Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd. 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-13

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 colonia 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.

Keywords: social network analysis; Mexican-heritage; family systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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