Theoretical foundations of the Study of Latino (SOL) Youth: implications for obesity and cardiometabolic risk |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Science Research, Weill Cornell Medical College 338 East 66th Street New York, NY 10065;2. School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University 201 Warren Hall Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801;3. Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University 405 Savage Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-4401;4. Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center for Collaborative Community Research;5. Department of Human Development, Cornell University G96 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4401;6. Cornell University Department of Statistical Science 301 Malott Hall Ithaca, NY 14853;7. George Washington University, Department of Medicine, Foggy Bottom South Pavilion, 22nd & I Street, NW Washington DC 20037;1. University of Miami, United States;2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, United States;3. San Diego State University, United States;4. RTI International, United States;5. Wayne State University, United States;6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, United States;7. Wake Forest School of Medicine, United States;1. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America;2. University of Texas Health Science Center, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, Austin, TX, United States of America;3. Department of Nutrition Science, College of Health and Human Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America;4. Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, United States of America;5. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America;1. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States;2. Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States;3. Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States;4. Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States;5. Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States;6. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States;7. Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States |
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| Abstract: | PurposeThis article describes the conceptual model developed for the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth, a multisite epidemiologic study of obesity and cardiometabolic risk among U.S. Hispanic/Latino children.MethodsPublic health, psychology, and sociology research were examined for relevant theories and paradigms. This research, in turn, led us to consider several study design features to best represent both risk and protective factors from multiple levels of influence, as well as the identification of culturally relevant scales to capture identified constructs.ResultsThe Socio-Ecological Framework, Social Cognitive Theory, family systems theory, and acculturation research informed the specification of our conceptual model. Data are being collected from both children and parents in the household to examine the bidirectional influence of children and their parents, including the potential contribution of intergenerational differences in acculturation as a risk factor. Children and parents are reporting on individual, interpersonal, and perceived organizational and community influences on children's risk for obesity consistent with Socio-Ecological Framework.ConclusionsMuch research has been conducted on obesity, yet conceptual models examining risk and protective factors lack specificity in several areas. Study of Latino Youth is designed to fill a gap in this research and inform future efforts. |
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| Keywords: | Hispanic/Latino Children Obesity Acculturation Socio-Ecological Framework Theory |
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