Leisure Time Satisfaction and Activity Preferences Among Ethnically Diverse Aging Parents in Metro Vancouver

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Mitchell ◽  
Andrew V. Wister ◽  
Ian A. Fyffe
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Metro Vancouver ◽  
Activity Preferences

Park Use and Physical Activity Among Mostly Low-to-Middle Income, Minority Parents and Their Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E. Greer ◽  
Brianna Castrogivanni ◽  
Richard Marcello
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Park Use ◽  
Home Address

Background:Limited research has examined park use and physical activity among economically and ethnically diverse families. This study fills that gap.Methods:Parents (n = 326) completed a questionnaire about their park use (yes/no, parks visited, reasons for nonuse) and physical activity (Godin Leisure Time questionnaire). Geographical Information Systems was used to calculate the distance from respondents’ home address to their nearest park. The number of activity features (eg, playgrounds) in parks was determined objectively using the Community Park Audit Tool.Results:Half of respondents were sufficiently active; 87.6% reported park use in the prior 6 months. Among sufficiently active respondents, 92.4% reported park use (P = .011). We found no difference in park proximity between respondents who did and did not report distance as a park use barrier. An objective assessment confirmed fewer activity features in parks near the homes of respondents reporting few activity features as a barrier to park use. The most often visited parks were significantly larger than the less-often visited parks.Conclusion:Parks might best support physical activity for families when activity features are carefully planned and equitably distributed across parks. Efforts to promote families’ awareness of park locations might be warranted to reduce perceived proximity barriers.

Changes in Leisure Time Physical Activity Preferences and Hypertension Risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junmin Zhou ◽  
Hongmei Wang ◽  
Shireen S. Rajaram ◽  
Denise H. Britigan ◽  
Dejun Su
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Hypertension Risk ◽  
Activity Preferences

Linking Lives in Ethnically Diverse Families: The Interconnectedness of Home Leaving and Retirement Transitions

2020 ◽  
pp. 009141502094331
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Mitchell ◽  
Andrew V. Wister ◽  
Grace Li ◽  
Zheng Wu
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
Related Family ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Metro Vancouver ◽  
Home Leaving

Drawing from a sociocultural life course perspective, this study examines the linkages between two age-related family transitions: young adult children leaving home and parental retirement. A sample of 580 ethnically diverse parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19–35 living in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was used in this study based on four cultural groups: British–, Chinese–, Persian/Iranian–, or South Asian–Canadian. Separate survival analyses are used to predict the timing of, and associations between children’s leaving home and parents’ retirement. Later timing of adult children’s leaving home is associated with delays in retirement of parents and is influenced by a number of predictors. Main and interaction effects were supported for ethnicity, where belonging to the Persian/Iranian ethnic group (compared to British) delays home leaving, and belonging to Persian/Iranian and South Asian ethnic groups (compared to British) delays retirement timing.

Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Campana ◽  
Rebecca Coles
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

Selection into, and academic benefits from, arts-related courses in middle school among low-income, ethnically diverse youth.

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Winsler ◽  
Taylor V. Gara ◽  
Alenamie Alegrado ◽  
Sonia Castro ◽  
Tanya Tavassolie
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Academic Benefits ◽  
Diverse Youth
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