title: Parental social support, ethnicity, and energy balance-related behaviors in ethnically diverse, low-income, urban elementary schoolchildren.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed levels of child-reported parent and family social support associated with physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) by ethnicity among a lower-income sample of US elementary school students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of cross-sectional baseline data of an elementary school-based study from fall, 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen schools in a large urban school district in central Texas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourth- and fifth-grade children (n = 581) and their parents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Child-reported parental and family social support, 7-day PA, previous day FVC, and weight status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Child-reported social support, PA, and FVC using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regressions were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child-reported parent and family social support varied by ethnicity (P < .01), with Hispanic children consistently reporting the lowest support. Child-reported social support had a positive association across the 3 energy-balance related behaviors examined (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whereas child-reported social support was associated with energy balance-related behaviors across ethnic groups, lower perceived parental and family social support for Hispanic children may represent an important opportunity for intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. Electronic address: redonnelly@utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.affiliation: Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000208:ethnology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology; D011203:Poverty; D012574:Schools; D012944:Social Support; D013781:Texas; D014504:Urban Health / Q000208:ethnology; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: Hispanic; nutrition; physical activity; social support; socioeconomic status
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