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Social integration and youth physical activity, diet, and sleep: A brief report
Bridget Wray;
Amanda Grimes;
Katlyn Eighmy;
Joseph Lightner
ABSTRACT
Social integration has shown to predict physical activity, diet, and sleep in adults. However, these associations have not been well-studied in youth samples. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between social integration and physical activity, diet, and sleep for urban, middle school youth. Cross-sectional baseline data from middle school students (N=73) who participated in an afterschool health behavior intervention were used for this study. Time with friends significantly predicted vigorous-intensity physical activity (ß=0.34, p=0.01). Time spent with family was significantly related to fruit consumption (t=1.38, p=0.005) and vegetable consumption (t=1.96, p=0.01). Social integration appears to be related to both physical activity and nutrition behaviors in youth. Future research should expand on our findings to explain how different domains of social integration may impact youth health behaviors.
Citation
Please cite as:
Wray B, Grimes A, Eighmy K, Lightner J
The Relationship Between Social Integration and Physical Activity, Diet, and Sleep Among Youths: Cross-sectional Survey Study