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¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families
Mexican-heritage children often achieve less physical activity (PA) than their counterparts and are at greater risk for associated comorbidities. Child PA is greatly influenced by their parents, yet researchers have rarely involved fathers in community health promotion. The purpose of this study is...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8393545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444366 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168618 |
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author | McClendon, Megan E. Umstattd Meyer, M. Renée Prochnow, Tyler Ylitalo, Kelly R. Meyer, Andrew R. Bridges Hamilton, Christina N. Sharkey, Joseph R. |
author_facet | McClendon, Megan E. Umstattd Meyer, M. Renée Prochnow, Tyler Ylitalo, Kelly R. Meyer, Andrew R. Bridges Hamilton, Christina N. Sharkey, Joseph R. |
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description | Mexican-heritage children often achieve less physical activity (PA) than their counterparts and are at greater risk for associated comorbidities. Child PA is greatly influenced by their parents, yet researchers have rarely involved fathers in community health promotion. The purpose of this study is to examine Mexican-heritage fathers’ perceptions of responsibilities and self-reported activities. Promotoras recruited fathers (n = 300) from colonies on the Texas–Mexico border and administered Spanish-language surveys including paternal responsibilities, father PA, and PA co-participation. Two researchers coded responses. Open-ended items were coded and cross-tabulations between responsibilities and activities with children were examined. Fathers reported feeling monetary responsibilities most often. Fathers reported engaging in more activities with their sons than daughters; however, fathers engaged in very few activities specifically with their children. Feeling responsible for family expenses was associated with paternal PA co-participation with family and children. This study adds clarity to the role of Mexican-heritage fathers in child PA. Findings highlight potential areas for intervention including supporting fathers to take an active role in their children’s PA. |
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spelling | pubmed-83935452021-08-28 ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families McClendon, Megan E. Umstattd Meyer, M. Renée Prochnow, Tyler Ylitalo, Kelly R. Meyer, Andrew R. Bridges Hamilton, Christina N. Sharkey, Joseph R. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Mexican-heritage children often achieve less physical activity (PA) than their counterparts and are at greater risk for associated comorbidities. Child PA is greatly influenced by their parents, yet researchers have rarely involved fathers in community health promotion. The purpose of this study is to examine Mexican-heritage fathers’ perceptions of responsibilities and self-reported activities. Promotoras recruited fathers (n = 300) from colonies on the Texas–Mexico border and administered Spanish-language surveys including paternal responsibilities, father PA, and PA co-participation. Two researchers coded responses. Open-ended items were coded and cross-tabulations between responsibilities and activities with children were examined. Fathers reported feeling monetary responsibilities most often. Fathers reported engaging in more activities with their sons than daughters; however, fathers engaged in very few activities specifically with their children. Feeling responsible for family expenses was associated with paternal PA co-participation with family and children. This study adds clarity to the role of Mexican-heritage fathers in child PA. Findings highlight potential areas for intervention including supporting fathers to take an active role in their children’s PA. MDPI 2021-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8393545/ /pubmed/34444366 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168618 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article McClendon, Megan E. Umstattd Meyer, M. Renée Prochnow, Tyler Ylitalo, Kelly R. Meyer, Andrew R. Bridges Hamilton, Christina N. Sharkey, Joseph R. ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title | ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title_full | ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title_fullStr | ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title_full_unstemmed | ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title_short | ¿Qué Pasa Con Papá? Exploring Paternal Responsibilities and Physical Activity in Mexican-Heritage Families |
title_sort | ¿qué pasa con papá? exploring paternal responsibilities and physical activity in mexican-heritage families |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8393545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444366 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168618 |
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