Social Network Characteristics Associated With Health Promoting Behaviors Among Latinos

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Psychol
• Personal Author:
  Marquez, Becky ; Elder, John P. ; Arredondo, Elva M. ; Madanat, Hala ; Ji, Ming ; Ayala, Guadalupe X.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  This study examined the relationship between social network characteristics and health promoting behaviors (having a routine medical check-up, consuming no alcohol, consuming no fast food, and meeting recommendations for leisure-time physical activity and sleep duration) among Latinos to identify potential targets for behavioral interventions.
  
  Method:
  
  Personal network characteristics and health behavior data were collected from a community sample of 393 adult Latinos (73% women) in San Diego County, California. Network characteristics consisted of size and composition. Network size was calculated by the number of alters listed on a name generator questionnaire eliciting people with whom respondents discussed personal issues. Network composition variables were the proportion of Latinos, Spanish-speakers, females, family, and friends listed in the name generator. Additional network composition variables included marital status and the number of adults or children in the household.
  
  Results:
  
  Network members were predominately Latinos (95%), Spanish-speakers (80%), females (64%), and family (55%). In multivariate logistic regression analyses, gender moderated the relationship between network composition, but not size, and a health behavior. Married women were more likely to have had a routine medical check-up than married men. For both men and women, having a larger network was associated with meeting the recommendation for leisure-time physical activity.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Few social network characteristics were significantly associated with health promoting behaviors, suggesting a need to examine other aspects of social relationships that may influence health behaviors.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Family Characteristics Female Health Behavior Health Promotion Hispanic Or Latino Humans Male Marital Status Middle Aged Social Support Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult

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• Source:
  Health Psychol. 33(6):544-553
• Pubmed ID:
  24884908
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10005843
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP001917/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:88238a0bedc825819f6d4a673fe50dafc2d4ccb1e1bc9f913569081ba17ad85f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/125641/cdc_125641_DS1.pdf
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