TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Factors Influencing Physical Activity Among Latino Families
T2 - A Cross-country Comparison
AU - Abriendo Caminos Team
AU - Villegas, Elizabeth
AU - Galvez-Ortega, Kimberly
AU - Wiley, Angela
AU - Teran-Garcia, Margarita
AU - Fiese, Barbara H.
AU - Hammons, Amber
AU - Greder, Kimberly
AU - Plaza-Delestre, Maria
AU - Correa Matos, Nancy J.
AU - Olvera, Norma
AU - Garcia, Celia Aradillas
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge undergraduate research members of the Abriendo Caminos Research Lab team in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois, who contributed to this project through data collection and program implementation. Additionally, we want to thank the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí in Mexico and Dr. Celia Aradillas García as they were major contributors in recruitment and data collection for this study. Lastly, we gratefully acknowledge all of our participants who made this study possible. The Abriendo Caminos Research Team includes Amber Hammons (Site PI) at Fresno State, Kimberly Greder (Site PI) at Iowa State University, Maria Plaza-Delestre (Site PI) and Nancy J. Correa Matos (Site Co-PI) at the University of Puerto Rico, Norma Olvera (Site PI) at University of Houston, and Dr. Celia Aradillas Garcia at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi.
Funding Information:
This research project is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive (AFRI) Grant No. 2015-68001-23248 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area to Cooperative Extension and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this study are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the US Department of Agriculture. Furthermore, we appreciate the support given by the Tinker: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. They supported travel funds to collect data in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Objective: This study seeks to compare and contrast barriers to engage in physical activity (PA) among Latino parents in the USA and Mexico given different cultural and environmental contents. Methods: Four bilingual and bicultural trained research assistants conducted focus groups in Mexico and the USA Results: There were 33 total participants. Twenty-one mothers were married; most participants had not completed above a high school education. Most participants were full-time stay-at-home mothers (59%). Analyses revealed several topics of discussion related to beliefs and barriers that contributed to family PA engagement: (1) walking is the most common form of PA for families in both countries; (2) parents believe people of all ages and genders can and should be physically active, but there are differences in access, opportunity, and ability; (3) major barriers to engaging in PA are different for those living in Mexico (safety concerns) than in the USA (weather constraints). Conclusion: These findings have implications for behavioral interventions and understanding how environmental concerns impact Latino families trying to manage healthier lifestyles. Engaging community networks and resources can be a way to combat these barriers to promote PA in all contexts.
AB - Objective: This study seeks to compare and contrast barriers to engage in physical activity (PA) among Latino parents in the USA and Mexico given different cultural and environmental contents. Methods: Four bilingual and bicultural trained research assistants conducted focus groups in Mexico and the USA Results: There were 33 total participants. Twenty-one mothers were married; most participants had not completed above a high school education. Most participants were full-time stay-at-home mothers (59%). Analyses revealed several topics of discussion related to beliefs and barriers that contributed to family PA engagement: (1) walking is the most common form of PA for families in both countries; (2) parents believe people of all ages and genders can and should be physically active, but there are differences in access, opportunity, and ability; (3) major barriers to engaging in PA are different for those living in Mexico (safety concerns) than in the USA (weather constraints). Conclusion: These findings have implications for behavioral interventions and understanding how environmental concerns impact Latino families trying to manage healthier lifestyles. Engaging community networks and resources can be a way to combat these barriers to promote PA in all contexts.
KW - Cultural differences
KW - Health and wellbeing
KW - Latino families
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-019-00681-x
DO - 10.1007/s40615-019-00681-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 31863308
AN - SCOPUS:85077144208
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 7
SP - 528
EP - 538
JO - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
JF - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
IS - 3
ER -