非洲裔美国妇女体育活动的社会生态系统的年龄相关差异
Allison M Sweeney1, Dawn K Wilson2, Robert M Kaplan3
1Department of Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina.
概括
社会生态系统对非洲裔美国妇女的体育活动产生影响. 社区社会生活有利于老年人,而朋友支持则帮助中年女性,突出了年龄特定的社会需求.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 卫生社会学 卫生社会学
背景情况:
- 社会生态系统显著影响健康行为.
- 了解这些动态对于中年到年长的非洲裔美国女性至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有充分探讨与年龄相关的社会生态系统对身体活动影响的差异.
研究的目的:
- 检查社会支持 (朋友,家庭) 和社区社会生活如何影响40岁以上的非洲裔美国女性的体育活动.
- 为了确定年龄是否在24个月内缓解这些影响.
主要方法:
- 对213名非洲裔美国女性 (平均年龄58.97岁) 的数据进行分析,这些女性参与了"积极行动为今天的健康"试验.
- 在24个月内通过加速度计测量中等到剧烈的体力活动 (MVPA).
- 在多个时间点收集的社会生态系统的心理社会数据.
主要成果:
- 在老年人中,积极的社区社交生活与更高的MVPA有关 (p < .001).
- 来自朋友的更大的社会支持与中年成年人中较高的MVPA有关 (p = .015).
- 无论年龄 (p = .003),来自家庭的社会支持显著增加了MVPPA.
结论:
- 干预措施应采用终身方法,考虑非洲裔美国女性不断发展的社会生态系统.
- 根据年龄和社会背景定制社会支持策略对于促进体育活动至关重要.
- 研究结果强调了社区和人际关系对持续健康行为的重要性.
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