TY - JOUR
T1 - Youth characteristics and contextual variables influencing physical activity in young adolescents of parents with premature coronary heart disease
AU - Gilmer, Mary Jo
AU - Harrell, Joanne S.
AU - Miles, Margaret Shandor
AU - Hepworth, Joseph T.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Supported in part by the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health (R01 NR01837), and Sigma Theta Tau, Mu Psi chapter. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Mary Jo Gilmer, PhD, MBA, RN, Vanderbilt University, 519 Godchaux Hall, 21st Ave South, Nashville, TN 37240. E-mail: [email protected]. Copyright 2003, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 0882-5963/03/1803-0002$30.00/0 doi:10.1053/jpdn.2003.33
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - This study examined influences on physical activity of young adolescents whose parents have premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Consistent with Bronfenbrenner's theory, the influences examined were personal characteristics of the subjects and selected contextual variables (peers, family, and community). Subjects were 113 youths, aged 11 to 14, 53% boys, 73% Caucasian, all with parents with premature CHD. Children were most likely to be active if their fathers were active, and those living in the coastal region were less likely to be active than other children. Peer influence interacted with both pubertal status and geographic region in its effect on children's activity. Children were more active when they had active peers only when the youth were midpubertal or when they were in the coastal region. Results emphasize the importance of nursing interventions to influence behaviors of these vulnerable children.
AB - This study examined influences on physical activity of young adolescents whose parents have premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Consistent with Bronfenbrenner's theory, the influences examined were personal characteristics of the subjects and selected contextual variables (peers, family, and community). Subjects were 113 youths, aged 11 to 14, 53% boys, 73% Caucasian, all with parents with premature CHD. Children were most likely to be active if their fathers were active, and those living in the coastal region were less likely to be active than other children. Peer influence interacted with both pubertal status and geographic region in its effect on children's activity. Children were more active when they had active peers only when the youth were midpubertal or when they were in the coastal region. Results emphasize the importance of nursing interventions to influence behaviors of these vulnerable children.
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U2 - 10.1053/jpdn.2003.33
DO - 10.1053/jpdn.2003.33
M3 - Article
C2 - 12796857
AN - SCOPUS:0038638260
SN - 0882-5963
VL - 18
SP - 159
EP - 168
JO - Journal of pediatric nursing
JF - Journal of pediatric nursing
IS - 3
ER -