Wippold Guillermo M, Tucker Carolyn M, Smith Tasia M, Ennis Nicole, Kang Shuchang, Guastello Andrea D, Morrissette Tara A, Arthur Tya M, Desmond Frederic F
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2019;13(1):9-17. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2019.0004.
Obesity is a national epidemic in the United States. Racial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by this obesity epidemic. Hispanic adults have a higher prevalence of obesity compared to non-Hispanic White adults. Levels of engagement in healthy eating and physical activity have been found to be associated with obesity. Research suggests that culturally informed, person-centered factors may influence engagement in healthy eating and physical activity.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between person-centered, modifiable variables (i.e., activation, empowerment, and self-praise) and health-promoting behaviors (i.e., healthy eating and physical activity) among a cross-sectional sample of predominantly overweight/obese Hispanic adults (N = 87) recruited from two Hispanic churches and their surrounding communities in the Bronx, New York.
A series of hierarchical regressions revealed that empowerment and self-praise were significant and positively associated with greater levels of engagement in healthy eating. Additionally, self-praise was significant and positively associated with greater levels of engagement in physical activity.
The current findings suggest that these modifiable factors may be useful in informing intervention programs designed to improve healthy eating and physical activity among Hispanic adults.
肥胖在美国是一种全国性的流行病。少数族裔受这种肥胖流行病的影响尤为严重。与非西班牙裔白人成年人相比，西班牙裔成年人肥胖的患病率更高。人们发现，健康饮食和体育活动的参与程度与肥胖有关。研究表明，文化因素和以个人为中心的因素可能会影响健康饮食和体育活动的参与度。
本研究的目的是在从纽约布朗克斯区的两个西班牙裔教会及其周边社区招募的以超重/肥胖为主的西班牙裔成年人横断面样本（N = 87）中，研究以个人为中心的、可改变的变量（即激活、赋权和自我表扬）与健康促进行为（即健康饮食和体育活动）之间的关联。
一系列分层回归显示，赋权和自我表扬与更高水平的健康饮食参与度显著正相关。此外，自我表扬与更高水平的体育活动参与度显著正相关。
目前的研究结果表明，这些可改变的因素可能有助于为旨在改善西班牙裔成年人健康饮食和体育活动的干预项目提供信息。
