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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2005.072348

Research and Practice

Associations Between Family Support, Family Intimacy, and Neighborhood Violence and Physical Activity in Urban Adolescent Girls

JoAnn Kuo 1*, Carolyn C. Voorhees 1, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite 2, Deborah Rohm Young 1

1 University of Maryland
2 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jkuo1{at}umd.edu.


  Abstract

We examined the association between various dimensions of the family environment, including family intimacy and involvement in activities, family support for physical activity, and neighborhood violence (perceived and objective), and physical activity among urban, predominantly African American, ninthgrade girls in Baltimore, Md. Greater family intimacy (P=.05) and support (P=.01), but not neighborhood violence, was associated with physical activity. Family factors, including family intimacy and support, are potential targets in physical activity interventions for urban high-school girls.

Key Words: Environment, Exercise/Physical Activity, African Americans/Blacks




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