Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2050523. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2050523.
Obesity in early adolescents is a public health concern and presents a risk for poor health outcomes later in life. Early adolescents' beliefs and behaviours of physical activity and healthy eating are not well understood. The purpose of this ethnographic inquiry was to explore the physical activity and healthy eating beliefs and behaviours of early adolescents (n = 15) who attended a community organization in an urban cluster in the Southeastern USA. Data from semi-structured interviews, participant observations and artefact collection were analysed using constant comparative analysis. We learned that five main influences on the early adolescents' healthy eating and physical activity included recognizing benefits of physical activity and healthy eating, family influences, connecting with the community, peer influences, and developing a sense of self. Findings highlight community influences on early adolescents' physical activity and healthy eating beliefs and behaviours that should be taken into account when developing health promotion strategies.
青少年早期肥胖是一个公共卫生关注点，会增加其日后健康状况不佳的风险。青少年对体育活动和健康饮食的信念和行为还没有被很好地理解。本民族志研究的目的是探索参加美国东南部城市集群社区组织的青少年（n=15）的体育活动和健康饮食信念和行为。通过半结构化访谈、参与观察和人工制品收集的数据，采用恒定性比较分析进行分析。我们了解到，影响青少年健康饮食和体育活动的主要因素有五个，包括认识到体育活动和健康饮食的益处、家庭影响、与社区的联系、同伴影响和自我意识的发展。研究结果强调了社区对青少年体育活动和健康饮食信念和行为的影响，在制定健康促进策略时应考虑这些因素。
