title: Feasibility and preliminary findings of a church-based mother-daughter pilot study promoting physical activity among young Latinas.
abstract: Physical activity (PA) rates in young Latina girls are low. This study examined acceptability and feasibility of implementing a mother-daughter intervention targeting individual and family-level correlates of PA. Eleven mother-daughter dyads participated in an 8-week intervention promoting PA in preadolescents. Preliminary data suggest increases in self-report PA, reductions in television watching, and improvements in parenting and mother-daughter communication. Focus group data suggest that participants benefited from receiving the intervention in a group format. Findings suggest that mother-daughter interventions promoting PA in young Latinas are feasible. Physical activity may improve family communication and mother-daughter relations.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University, California.
authors.forename: Elva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morello
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holub
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haughton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012068:Religion and Medicine