Cecil-Karb Rebecca, Grogan-Kaylor Andrew
Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Health Soc Work. 2009 Aug;34(3):169-77. doi: 10.1093/hsw/34.3.169.
The United States is currently experiencing an epidemic of children who are overweight or obese. Recently, research on child obesity has begun to examine the relationship between neighborhood environments and the health behaviors of youths. The current study used growth curve analysis based on multilevel modeling to examine the relationship between parents' perceptions of neighborhood safety and children's body mass index (BMI). Parents' perceptions of neighborhood safety had a significant association with children's BMI, and this relationship was fully mediated by television viewing. The results of this study suggest that when parents perceive their neighborhood to be unsafe, they will restrict their children's outdoor activities and increase the likelihood of sedentary indoor activity. Policies aimed at reducing overweight and obesity in children should take into account the neighborhood contexts in which children live.
美国目前正经历儿童超重或肥胖的流行。最近，关于儿童肥胖的研究已开始探讨邻里环境与青少年健康行为之间的关系。当前的研究使用基于多层次模型的生长曲线分析来检验父母对邻里安全的认知与儿童体重指数（BMI）之间的关系。父母对邻里安全的认知与儿童的BMI存在显著关联，并且这种关系完全由看电视行为介导。本研究结果表明，当父母认为其邻里不安全时，他们会限制孩子的户外活动，并增加久坐室内活动的可能性。旨在减少儿童超重和肥胖的政策应考虑儿童生活的邻里环境。
