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Longitudinal Study: | LSAC | Title: | Children's longitudinal bodyweight in Australia: Influence of migrant mothers' long-term residency, attachment to, and level of childhood overweight in country-of-birth | Authors: | Hartono, Susan Cochrane, Tom Niyonsenga, Theo Kinfu, Yohannes |
Publication Date: | May-2022 | Pages: | 102791 | Journal: | Health & place | Keywords: | Obesity Migrant Acculturation Children Longitudinal Australian Environment |
Abstract: | Immigration creates opportunities and imposes constraints associated with acculturation. We used the Australian national longitudinal survey of children aged 2 to 17 to evaluate the influence of mothers' long-term residency in Australia, mothers' attachment to country-of-birth, and macro indicators of childhood overweight environment at mothers' country-of-birth on children's longitudinal bodyweight. Both mothers' long-term exposure to the Australian environment and attachment to country-of-birth were associated with increased children's bodyweight z-scores. The childhood overweight environment in mothers' country-of-birth continued to influence their children's bodyweight after immigration. A better understanding of factors related to mothers' migration and children's bodyweight status is necessary to identify risk factors and migrant sub-groups needing extra support. | DOI: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102791 | URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1353829222000521 | Research collection: | Journal Articles |
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