Abstract
Objectives. To examine the relationship between English language proficiency (ELP), physical activity, and physical activity-related psychosocial measures (i.e., exercise self-efficacy, exercise social support, perceptions of environmental supports) among Mexican-origin women in South Carolina and Texas. Design. Adjusted robust regression and interaction modeling to evaluate baseline questionnaire data on self-reported ELP with CHAMPS leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), accelerometry data, Physical Activity Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity Social Support, and Environmental Support for Physical Activity in 118 Mexican-origin women. Results. The adjusted regression revealed a significant association between ELP and perceived physical activity self-efficacy (β = 234.2, p =.004), but not with physical activity social support. In South Carolina, CHAMPS leisure-time MVPA (411.4 versus 114.3 minutes, p <.05) was significantly different between women in the high ELP quartile and those in the very low quartile. Among high ELP Mexican-origin women, participants in Texas reported significantly higher MVPA measured by accelerometry (p =.042) than those in South Carolina. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that ELP was associated with physical activity and that contextual factors may also play a role.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 357-375 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2014 |
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Keywords
- Acculturation
- English language proficiency
- Hispanics
- Immigration
- Latinas
- Mexican-origin
- Physical activity
- Women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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English language proficiency and physical activity among Mexican-origin women in South Texas and South Carolina. / Salinas, Jennifer J.; Messias, DeAnne K Hilfinger; Morales-Campos, Daisy; Parra-medina, Deborah M.
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T1 - English language proficiency and physical activity among Mexican-origin women in South Texas and South Carolina
AU - Salinas, Jennifer J.
AU - Messias, DeAnne K Hilfinger
AU - Morales-Campos, Daisy
AU - Parra-medina, Deborah M
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Objectives. To examine the relationship between English language proficiency (ELP), physical activity, and physical activity-related psychosocial measures (i.e., exercise self-efficacy, exercise social support, perceptions of environmental supports) among Mexican-origin women in South Carolina and Texas. Design. Adjusted robust regression and interaction modeling to evaluate baseline questionnaire data on self-reported ELP with CHAMPS leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), accelerometry data, Physical Activity Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity Social Support, and Environmental Support for Physical Activity in 118 Mexican-origin women. Results. The adjusted regression revealed a significant association between ELP and perceived physical activity self-efficacy (β = 234.2, p =.004), but not with physical activity social support. In South Carolina, CHAMPS leisure-time MVPA (411.4 versus 114.3 minutes, p <.05) was significantly different between women in the high ELP quartile and those in the very low quartile. Among high ELP Mexican-origin women, participants in Texas reported significantly higher MVPA measured by accelerometry (p =.042) than those in South Carolina. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that ELP was associated with physical activity and that contextual factors may also play a role.
AB - Objectives. To examine the relationship between English language proficiency (ELP), physical activity, and physical activity-related psychosocial measures (i.e., exercise self-efficacy, exercise social support, perceptions of environmental supports) among Mexican-origin women in South Carolina and Texas. Design. Adjusted robust regression and interaction modeling to evaluate baseline questionnaire data on self-reported ELP with CHAMPS leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), accelerometry data, Physical Activity Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity Social Support, and Environmental Support for Physical Activity in 118 Mexican-origin women. Results. The adjusted regression revealed a significant association between ELP and perceived physical activity self-efficacy (β = 234.2, p =.004), but not with physical activity social support. In South Carolina, CHAMPS leisure-time MVPA (411.4 versus 114.3 minutes, p <.05) was significantly different between women in the high ELP quartile and those in the very low quartile. Among high ELP Mexican-origin women, participants in Texas reported significantly higher MVPA measured by accelerometry (p =.042) than those in South Carolina. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that ELP was associated with physical activity and that contextual factors may also play a role.
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KW - Physical activity
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