Sallis J F, Patterson T L, Buono M J, Atkins C J, Nader P R
Division of General Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
J Behav Med. 1988 Feb;11(1):31-41. doi: 10.1007/BF00846167.
It is believed that families are important influences on the development of health habits, and the purpose of the present study was to examine the familial aggregation of physical activity. Physical activity habits were assessed by standardized interview in adults and children in 95 Anglo families and 111 Mexican-American families. The results indicated a moderate degree of aggregation of physical activity in both samples, and adjustment for body mass index was inconsequential. Intrafamily correlations tended to be higher in Mexican-Americans. Mother-child correlations usually were higher than father-child correlations. These findings support the hypothesis that the family is a significant influence on physical activity.
人们认为家庭对健康习惯的养成具有重要影响，本研究的目的是调查身体活动的家族聚集性。通过标准化访谈对95个英裔家庭和111个墨西哥裔美国家庭的成年人及儿童的身体活动习惯进行了评估。结果表明，两个样本中身体活动均呈现出中等程度的聚集性，对体重指数进行调整后结果并无变化。墨西哥裔美国家庭的家庭内部相关性往往更高。母子相关性通常高于父子相关性。这些发现支持了家庭对身体活动有重大影响这一假设。
