TY - JOUR
T1 - A Comparative Study of Cohorts for Children’s Body Mass Index Changes
AU - Yoo, Changmin
AU - Chung, Ick Joong
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea [2018S1A5B5A01028326].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Body mass index
KW - children
KW - cohort effect
KW - health
KW - longitudinal analysis
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U2 - 10.1080/19371918.2020.1768196
DO - 10.1080/19371918.2020.1768196
M3 - Article
C2 - 32456564
AN - SCOPUS:85086163724
SN - 1937-1918
VL - 35
SP - 213
EP - 222
JO - Social Work in Public Health
JF - Social Work in Public Health
IS - 4
ER -