Association of social network factors with weight status and weight loss intentions among hispanic adults.

Autor: Wieland ML; Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. wieland.mark@mayo.edu.; Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. wieland.mark@mayo.edu., Njeru JW; Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA., Okamoto JM; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA., Novotny PJ; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA., Breen-Lyles MK; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA., Goodson M; Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans, Rochester, MN, USA., Porraz Capetillo GD; Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans, Rochester, MN, USA.; Department of Language Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA., Molina LE; Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans, Rochester, MN, USA.; Department of Language Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA., Sia IG; Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of behavioral medicine [J Behav Med] 2020 Apr; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 155-165. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 01.
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00131-3
Abstrakt: Hispanic adults have the highest obesity prevalence in the United States, but little is known about weight-related social network influences. A community-based sample of 610 Hispanic participants completed height/weight and a survey. The proportion of overweight or obese (OW/OB) network members was higher for OW/OB respondents compared to normal weight respondents. Participants with high weight loss intentions reported more positive social norms for weight control, social support, and social cohesion. If most or all of OW/OB participant's social contacts were trying to lose weight, the odds that they were likely to try to lose weight was four times higher than other participants. The relationship between weight loss intentions and number of social contacts trying to lose weight was strongly mediated by social norms for weight control and social support. These results suggest that social contacts and functional network characteristics may impact weight status and weight control intentions among Hispanic adults.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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