Martinez Suzanna M, Ayala Guadalupe X, Arredondo Elva M, Finch Brian, Elder John
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Prev Med. 2008 Sep;47(3):313-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.018. Epub 2008 Feb 9.
To examine multiple measures of acculturation and their association with walking to school in a large population-based sample in San Diego, California.
The sample consisted of predominantly Latino children and their parents (n=812) who participated in a study to maintain healthy weights from kindergarten through 2nd grade (2004-2007). Acculturation and walking/driving to and from school were assessed through parent-proxy surveys.
Children of foreign-born child-parent dyads walked to school more frequently than their counterparts (F=7.71, df=5, 732, p<.001). Similarly, parents who reported living in the U.S. for less than or equal to 12 years reported more walking to school by their children compared with parents living in the U.S. for more than 12 years (F=10.82, df=4, 737, p<.001). Finally, English-speaking females walked to school more frequently than Spanish-speaking and bilingual females.
This study explores Latino children's walking to and from school using four measures of acculturation. In this cross-sectional study, being less acculturated was associated with more walking to school among children living in South San Diego County.
在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥一个基于人群的大样本中，研究多种文化适应测量方法及其与步行上学之间的关联。
样本主要由拉丁裔儿童及其父母（n = 812）组成，他们参与了一项从幼儿园到二年级（2004 - 2007年）维持健康体重的研究。通过家长代理调查评估文化适应情况以及上下学的步行/乘车方式。
出生在国外的儿童 - 父母二元组的孩子比同龄人更频繁地步行上学（F = 7.71，自由度 = 5, 732，p <.001）。同样，报告在美国居住时间少于或等于12年的父母，其孩子步行上学的情况比居住在美国超过12年的父母更多（F = 10.82，自由度 = 4, 737，p <.001）。最后，说英语的女性比说西班牙语和双语的女性更频繁地步行上学。
本研究使用四种文化适应测量方法探讨拉丁裔儿童的上下学步行情况。在这项横断面研究中，文化适应程度较低与圣地亚哥县南部儿童更多地步行上学有关。
