A Comparative Study of Cohorts for Children's Body Mass Index Changes
- 주제(키워드) Body mass index , cohort effect , longitudinal analysis , children , health
- 주제(기타) Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- 주제(기타) Social Work
- 설명문(일반) [Yoo, Changmin] Hannam Univ, Dept Social Welf, Daejeon, South Korea; [Chung, Ick-Joong] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Social Welf, Seoul, South Korea
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- 발행년도 2020
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000174976
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2020.1768196
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32456564
초록/요약
The purpose of this study is to examine how the body mass index changes over time and to determine whether there is a difference between the cohorts. For these purposes, we used latent growth curve modeling and multi-group analysis involving 2,250 students (first-grade cohort panel data) and 2,094 students (fourth-grade cohort panel data) who participated in the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey. Major findings are as follows. 1) The trajectories of body mass index were different by the cohort. Specifically, children's body mass index has become more serious in recent generation. 2) Multi-group analysis showed that the trajectories of body mass index and its predictors were varied by the cohort. Specifically, self-esteem, abuse, sedentary lifestyle, and study time explained the cohort effect. These findings suggest that the social environment intervention is needed for the physical health of children.
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