TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Depressive symptoms mediate the association between fear of crime and higher body mass index
JO  - American journal of health promotion
A1  - Kodjebacheva, Gergana
A1  - Koleilat, Maria
A1  - Kruger, Daniel J.
SP  - 130
EP  - 132
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE. To investigate pathways in the association between fear of crime and obesity. Design. A cross-sectional survey was administered among residents aged 18 years and older across all Census tracts. Setting. Genesee County, Michigan. Subjects. A total of 3192 residents. Measures. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by using the respondents' reported height and weight. Composite fear-of-crime and depressive symptoms scores were calculated by using several survey items. Analysis. Path analysis examined the effects of fear of crime on BMI. <br><br>RESULTS. Fear of crime was associated with higher BMI. Depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between fear of crime and BMI (p <.001). Moderate exercise mediated the association between depressive symptoms and BMI (p <.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION. Fear of crime was associated with depressive symptoms, which in turn were associated with reduced exercise and subsequently higher BMI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-1171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.140103-ARB-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -