School Social Capital and Body Mass Index in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Autor/inn/en	Richmond, Tracy K.; Milliren, Carly; Walls, Courtney E.; Kawachi, Ichiro
Titel	School Social Capital and Body Mass Index in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 84 (2014) 12, S.759-768 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12213
Schlagwörter	Social Capital; Child Health; Body Weight; Body Composition; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Adolescents; Secondary School Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Student School Relationship; Parent Participation; Teacher Student Relationship; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Obesity; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialkapital; Körpergewicht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarschüler; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Adipositas
Abstract	Background: Social capital in neighborhoods and workplaces positively affects health. Less is known about the influence of school social capital on student health outcomes, in particular weight status. We sought to examine the association between individual- and school-level social capital and student body mass index (BMI). Methods: Analyzing data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 (N = 13,428), we used principal components analysis to define 3 school social capital factors: "connectedness" (feel part of/close to people/safe in school), "treatment" (get along with teachers/students, teachers treat students fairly), and "parental involvement" (school administrator reported percent family/parent self-reported participation in Parent Teacher Organization, average daily school attendance). We examined the associations between individual- and school-level social capital and individual BMI using multilevel modeling techniques. Results: In girls, both feeling connected to one's school (ß = -0.06, p < 0.05) and attending schools with overall high connectedness (b = -0.43, p < 0.01) were associated with lower BMIs. In boys only attending a school with high "treatment" was inversely associated with BMI (b = -0.61, p < 0.01), adjusting for individual and school demographics. Conclusions: Although further studies are needed, our findings suggest enhancing school social capital as a novel approach to addressing student obesity. (As Provided).
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