Journal of Obesity
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 749832, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/749832
Understanding the Social Networks That Form within the Context of an Obesity Prevention Intervention
1Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
2Human and Organizational Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
Received 28 October 2011; Revised 14 February 2012; Accepted 3 March 2012
Academic Editor: Geoffrey C. Williams
Copyright © 2012 Sabina B. Gesell et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Background. Antiobesity interventions have generally failed. Research now suggests that interventions must be informed by an understanding of the social environment. Objective. To examine if new social networks form between families participating in a group-level pediatric obesity prevention trial. Methods. Latino parent-preschool child dyads (