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What factors explain socioeconomic inequalities in adults’ television-related sitting time?

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BACKGROUND: There are considerable socioeconomic inequalities in television-related sitting time, but there is little evidence for the explanatory mechanisms. We used a cohort of Belgian adults (25-60 years) and older adults (≥65 years) to examine the social cognitive, home environmental and health-related factors contributing to socioeconomic differences in television-related sitting. METHODS: We included 301 adults and 258 older adults (total n = 559). Linear regression analyses were used to examine the associations of education and occupational status with television-related sitting time, adjusted for age and gender. We assessed the explanatory power of social cognitive, home environmental and health-related factors using the traditional 'change-in-estimation method'. RESULTS: Those with low and medium education, respectively, engaged in 54 and 28 minutes per day more television-related sitting time than those with high education. We found no association between occupational status and television-related sitting time. Social cognitive factors explained 54% of the difference in television-related sitting time between those with low and high education, while home environmental factors only explained 6%, and health-related variables explained 10% of these differences. CONCLUSION: We found no occupational inequalities in television-related sitting time. Social cognitive variables such as attitude and modelling of the partner explained a large part of the educational inequalities in television-related sitting time. If confirmed by future studies, a focus on social cognition may help reduce sedentary behaviours in low-educated adults and diminish inequalities in sedentary behaviours.
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PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, MEDIATION ANALYSIS, OLDER-ADULTS, HEALTH, DETERMINANTS, RELIABILITY, ASSOCIATION, INDICATORS, IMPUTATION

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Mackenbach, Joreintje D., et al. “What Factors Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adults’ Television-Related Sitting Time?” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 29, no. 2, 2019, pp. 248–54, doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky170.
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Mackenbach, J. D., de Groot, R., Lakerveld, J., De Cocker, K., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Compernolle, S. (2019). What factors explain socioeconomic inequalities in adults’ television-related sitting time? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 29(2), 248–254. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky170
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Mackenbach, Joreintje D, Rosa de Groot, Jeroen Lakerveld, Katrien De Cocker, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, and Sofie Compernolle. 2019. “What Factors Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adults’ Television-Related Sitting Time?” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 29 (2): 248–54. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky170.
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Mackenbach, Joreintje D, Rosa de Groot, Jeroen Lakerveld, Katrien De Cocker, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, and Sofie Compernolle. 2019. “What Factors Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adults’ Television-Related Sitting Time?” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 29 (2): 248–254. doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky170.
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Mackenbach JD, de Groot R, Lakerveld J, De Cocker K, Cardon G, De Bourdeaudhuij I, et al. What factors explain socioeconomic inequalities in adults’ television-related sitting time? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(2):248–54.
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J. D. Mackenbach et al., “What factors explain socioeconomic inequalities in adults’ television-related sitting time?,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 248–254, 2019.
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METHODS: We included 301 adults and 258 older adults (total n = 559). Linear regression analyses were used to examine the associations of education and occupational status with television-related sitting time, adjusted for age and gender. We assessed the explanatory power of social cognitive, home environmental and health-related factors using the traditional 'change-in-estimation method'.
RESULTS: Those with low and medium education, respectively, engaged in 54 and 28 minutes per day more television-related sitting time than those with high education. We found no association between occupational status and television-related sitting time. Social cognitive factors explained 54% of the difference in television-related sitting time between those with low and high education, while home environmental factors only explained 6%, and health-related variables explained 10% of these differences.
CONCLUSION: We found no occupational inequalities in television-related sitting time. Social cognitive variables such as attitude and modelling of the partner explained a large part of the educational inequalities in television-related sitting time. If confirmed by future studies, a focus on social cognition may help reduce sedentary behaviours in low-educated adults and diminish inequalities in sedentary behaviours.}},
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