Social Inquiry
The Front-of-Pack Labeling Scientific Landscape: Bibliometric Findings
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Amalia Irais Cuno Jaimes, America Padilla Viveros
The Front-of-Pack Labeling of food and beverages is a public policy built with the participation of scientific actors from all over the world, who have generated a vast scientific production. This policy aims to provide consumers with simple and clear information to make informed purchasing decisions as well as to promote the reformulation of packaged food and thus reduce the problems of obesity in the population. This work analyzed this public policy, based on the systematization of the scientific production that studied the different labeling systems, evaluated its comprehension in stratified groups of several countries, and generated recommendations to build public policies based on evidence and with equity. From 2008 to date, 357 articles were found, written by 732 scientists, which were analyzed by year of publication, geographic distribution, language, authors and their international collaboration, educational institutions involved, and funding entities. The preceding is intended order to understand the scientific ecosystem of this policy. This bibliometric work allowed us to understand the evolution of scientific knowledge toward political strategies to contribute to the resolution of this problem faced by today’s society and to identify which kind of information is generated to build an evidence-based public policy.
Featured Impacts of Social Contexts on Parenting Practices: Protective Parenting Practices among Bangladeshi Mothers View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Umme Jasmine, Mzikazi Nduna, Busisiwe Nkala Dlamini
The diversity of contextual parenting practices and the role of cultural traditions in parenting does not receive adequate attention in the available literature in Bangladesh. This paper focuses on the protective parenting practices of two generations of Bangladeshi mothers. Following a hermeneutic phenomenological study design, 11 mothers and 11 maternal grandmothers were selected purposively from the Mirpur area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Informal observations before, during, and after the interviews supplemented data generation. Social insecurity was found to impact parenting, family lifestyles, children’s social lives, parents’ career, and financial planning. The predominant protective parenting practices involved chaperonage and chauffeuring, instilling fear, monitoring and selecting children’s friends, use of fire and traditional rituals, and saving money to protect young and adult children. Difference was found between the grandmother generation and the mother generation regarding their emphasis and mode of ensuring physical security although the protective parenting value was sustained. This study reveals the extent to which social insecurity impacts mothers’ lives. The findings draw attention to policymakers and implication bodies to take necessary actions for children’s free movement and socialization, and decrease parents’ stress in an effort to protect children from outdoor threats.
The Impact of Health Condition and Community Exercise on Motivators and Barriers to Exercise Among Older Adults: An Evaluation of Exercise Motivators and Barriers View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Anita M. Gust
Exercise has positive health effects for older adults, particularly those with chronic health conditions, yet several barriers exist among these populations. Our purpose is to determine the effect of health conditions and community programs on exercise barriers and motivators. We use surveys comprised of demographics, health status, community program participation, and exercise motivators and barriers distributed to participants aged 65+ across a five state Midwestern region (U.S.) and local community exercise programs. We found most motivators were physical (71.5%), with improving health (41%) and fitness (21%) the most common, followed by personal (23.8%), and social (4.7%). The most common barriers to exercise were physical (33%%), with pain (15%) and fatigue (12.5%) being the most frequent barriers, followed by psychological (22%), lack of motivation or interest being the most noted (32.6%). Chi Square Goodness of Fit analysis revealed a significant difference between observed values and expected values for both exercise motivators X2 (4,297)=53.41, p < .001, and exercise barriers X2 (2,193)=137.17, p <.001. Chi Square for Independence revealed no significant effect for health condition on type of exercise motivator and a small effect on type of exercise barrier X2 (4,297)=9.13, p=.05, Φ=.18.Participation in a community program had a significant effect on type of exercise motivator X2 (2,193)=10.89, p=.004, Φ=.24.but no significant effect on type of barrier to exercise. The most common motivators and barriers to exercise were considered physical. Health condition had an effect on the type of exercise motivator and community program participation had an effect on type of exercise barrier.
What Moves You? Differential Effects of Exercise Motivation on Well-being View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Sara Claes
The health and well-being benefits of physical activity are well-documented. Building on the Self-Determination Theory, we hypothesize that the beneficial effects of physical activity may differ based on the quality of one’s motivation to exercise. A cross-sectional study in 335 adults was conducted. Exercise motivation was assessed using the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3). A cluster analysis was performed to identify motivational profiles. Mean differences on basic psychological needs, physical activity levels, subjective well-being, subjective health and BMI were investigated for the observed motivational profiles. A four-cluster solution was identified based on the degree of controlled and autonomous motivation. The profiles with high autonomous motivation report higher physical activity levels, but those with co-existing controlled motivation experience less well-being benefits as they report worse subjective health and more negative affect than those without co-existing controlled motivation. Building on the Self-Determination Theory, this study demonstrates that quality of exercise motivation matters as controlled motivation is associated with lower well-being and seems to offset the beneficial associations of autonomous motivation. We argue that quality of exercise motivation should be considered in the context of well-being promotion to guarantee beneficial outcomes.
