TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wray, Bridget
AU  - Grimes, Amanda
AU  - Eighmy, Katlyn
AU  - Lightner, Joseph
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/11/23
TI  - The Relationship Between Social Integration and Physical Activity, Diet, and Sleep Among Youths: Cross-sectional Survey Study
JO  - JMIR Pediatr Parent
SP  - e40354
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
KW  - social integration
KW  - youth
KW  - nutrition
KW  - sleep
KW  - physical activity
KW  - adults
KW  - exercise
KW  - health
KW  - wellness
KW  - health behavior
KW  - school students
KW  - diet
KW  - children
KW  - health behavior intervention
AB  - Background: Social integration has been shown to predict physical activity (PA), diet, and sleep in adults. However, these associations have not been well-studied in youth samples. Using a life course perspective, it is imperative to study this in youths as social and health behaviors are established early in life. Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between social integration and PA, diet, and sleep for urban, middle-school youth. Methods: Cross-sectional baseline data from middle-school youths (N=73) who participated in an afterschool health behavior intervention were included in this study. Results: Time with friends significantly predicted moderate to vigorous intensity PA (β=.33, P=.02). Time spent with family was significantly related to fruit consumption (t66=1.38, P=.005) and vegetable consumption (t72=1.96, P=.01). Conclusions: Social integration appears to be related to both PA and nutrition behaviors in youths. Future research should expand on our findings to explain how different domains of social integration may impact youths’ health behaviors. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): RR2-10.2196/37126 
SN  - 2561-6722
UR  - https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2022/4/e40354
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/40354
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36416871
DO  - 10.2196/40354
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/40354
ER  -