"母亲对社会支持的看法与青少年体重状况之间的关联:纵向分析"
Emily M Melnick1,2, Jenalee R Doom2
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz, 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
SSM - population health
|March 18, 2024
概括
在童年后期和青春期,母亲的经济支持与儿童的低体重指数 (BMI) 有关. 其他类型的社会支持与青少年的BMI没有显著的关联.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
背景情况:
- 社会支持对于成人健康至关重要.
- 母亲社会支持对儿童健康,特别是体重状况的代际影响需要进一步研究.
- 母亲社会支持对青少年体重指数 (BMI) 的影响的具体类型和时间尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 检查母亲对特定类型社会支持的看法与青少年BMIz分数之间的关联.
- 确定社会支持的时间是否影响其对儿童体重状况的影响.
- 为旨在改善母亲对儿童健康的支持系统的干预提供信息.
主要方法:
- 长度研究使用来自未来家庭和儿童福祉研究的数据 (n=3146) 超过15年.
- 线性回归模型分析了母亲社会支持类型 (财务,工具,情感,亲密接触) 和青少年BMIz-score之间的关联.
- 时间分析评估了不同发育阶段 (婴儿,幼儿,幼儿到青少年) 的支持影响.
主要成果:
- 母亲对更大的经济支持的看法与较低的青少年BMIz分数 (P=0.04) 有显著的关联.
- 在童年后期到青春期的财政支持显示出与较低的青少年BMIz分数 (P=0.01) 有显著的关联.
- 其他类型的社会支持和婴儿/幼儿时期的支持与青少年的BMI没有显著的关联.
结论:
- 母亲的经济支持,特别是在晚年童年和青春期,是缓解青少年肥胖的一个关键因素.
- 干预和政策应侧重于加强对母亲的财政支持,以促进儿童健康的积极结果.
- 在关键发育时期为目标提供财政支持可能是改善儿童体重状况的最有效策略.
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