Download or read book Parental Perception of Their Child s Weight Status and Food Provision and Consumption Patterns in Appalachia written by Jill D. Cochran and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Relationships Between Food Security Status Dietary Patterns and Overweight in Appalachian Adolescents written by Carolyn Wait and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity continue to be high, particularly among rural Appalachian children and adolescents. Specific information about current eating behaviors and their relationship to possible economic barriers is necessary to develop interventions and educational programs that will effectively reduce rates of overweight and improve the health of Appalachian children and adolescents. This study aims to elucidate the interrelationships between food security, dietary patterns and overweight among Appalachian adolescents. Students in the ninth grade at participating southeastern Ohio high schools were recruited for this study. Students and their parents or primary caregivers completed surveys and participated in focus groups. All surveys asked for demographic information as well as weight and height, which were used to calculate weight status. Student surveys included the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Food Frequency Questionnaire and the physical activity questions from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Study. Parent surveys included the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module Short Form, used to assess food security status, in addition to questions on income and educational attainment. Separate focus groups for students and parents were conducted to probe participants for their perceptions of healthy weight, healthy diet and barriers to health. Data was collected from eight student-caregiver pairs at three Appalachian Ohio high schools. Overweight and obesity were found to be widespread among both adolescents and adults, although food insecurity was not prevalent in this sample. Overweight in adolescents does not appear to be linked to household food insecurity. Fast food, snack and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption were high among adolescents, while fruit and vegetable consumption was low. In focus groups, lack of time, desire and ability to prepare healthy meals along with the greater availability of unhealthy foods were cited as barriers to consuming a more nutritious diet. Further research is needed to elaborate on these relationships and determine the most promising areas for intervention.

Download or read book Associations Among African American Parent Education Perceptions Behaviors and Child Weight Status written by Tracey Marie Barnett and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: Obesity in children and adolescents is a worldwide epidemic that is anticipated to worsen over time (Budd & Volpe, 2006; Chatterjee, Blakely, & Barton, 2005; Hossain, Kawar, & El Nahas, 2007). Within the past 30 years, the prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States has more than doubled among children and quadrupled in adolescents (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014). People often have inaccurate perceptions of their body size and weight status and this may play a key role in the prevalence of obesity especially for ethnic minorities (Gillard, Lackland, Mountfored, & Egan, 2007; Hendley, et al., 2011). In order to combat child obesity, it is imperative for future research to explore the phenomenon of parent education, behaviors, perceptions and the impact on child weight status within a strong theoretical conceptual model. The purpose of this dissertation is to build a theoretical conceptual model and testable model to understand the associations among African American parent education, behaviors, and perceptions of their child's body size and the impact on their child's weight status. Methods: The School Physical Activity and Nutrition survey (SPAN) was developed using a repeated cross-sectional study design to estimate changes in body mass index (BMI) by three major racial/ethnic groups (African Americans, Hispanics, and whites/others) in Texas public school children (Hoelscher, Day, Lee, Frankowski, Kelder, Ward & Scheurer, 2003). For this study, only African American 4th grade students (n=372) and their parents (n=372) will be used. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, multiple regression, moderation, and mediation analysis. Results: Findings suggest that a parent's level of education had a direct impact on health knowledge and discrimination. Parent perceptions of their child's body size was directly associated with child weight status, but parent weight status moderated this relation. The number of children living in the home had a direct impact socioeconomic status (SES), SES had a direct impact on stress, and stress had a direct impact on parenting rules and discipline. The more physical activity parents did with their children, the lower their child's weight status, however, parent weight status mediated this relation. Lastly, as the consumption of more healthy foods increased, so did the child's weight status. Implications: The findings of this study offer a comprehensive picture of how parent education, perceptions and behaviors impact child weight status. These results highlight suggested areas that may be used by social work practitioners, researchers, and policy makers when working African American parents and their children. This study also suggests a final robust theoretical conceptual model of theory and evidence-based literature to guide future research.

Download or read book Parental Perceptions of Their Child s Weight Status and Pediatric Obesity written by Jemima J. Naté and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parent Recollections of the Child Home Food Environment written by Sarah Dreifke and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaping behavior begins at an early age. Parents and caregivers serve as role models for children in forming behaviors, as well as eating habits. The social context in which children's eating patterns develop is important because the eating behavior of people in that environment serves as a model for the developing child. Few studies have observed the longitudinal impact of these influences in adulthood, specifically in college students. While the limited number of studies observing this relationship have found associations between the child home food environment and later eating behaviors, diet quality and body composition have yet to be extensively examined. Additionally, current means of analyzing the "child home food environment" have been narrowly focused on controlling parental feeding practices, failing to consider other relevant constructs such as food availability and accessibility, parental modeling, education and child involvement. The purpose of this study was to further explore these possible long-term impacts of parent and caregiver influences during childhood. A cross-sectional random sample of current Northern Illinois University college students and their childhood caregivers was utilized. One-hundred and five NIU students participated in the study. Dietary information and body composition measures were obtained using a detailed 24-hour food recall, a short food frequency questionnaire, and the InBody 520 body composition machine. A total of 74 caregivers responded to a retrospective survey, which aimed to gather data about the student's child home food environment. Significant associations were found between caregiver feeding practices and diet quality, body composition and self-efficacy. Use of certain positive feeding practices were negatively associated with percent body fat (p=0.047), waist circumference (p=0.046) and perceived healthy food barriers (p=0.008), and positively associated with consumption of green vegetables and beans (p=0.045) and consumption of dairy (p=0.016). No significant associations were found between positive caregiver feeding practices and overall diet quality. Use of negative feeding practices yielded some mixed results. Body mass index was positively associated with using food as a reward (p=0.003) and restriction for weight (p=0.013), but negatively associated with emotional regulation (p=0.027) and pressuring to eat (p=0.030). Waist circumference was positively associated with using food as a reward (p=0.001), but negatively associated with emotional regulation (p=0.021), pressuring to eat (p=0.025) and restriction for weight (p=0.020). The complexities of the food environment are evident. However, the findings of this study highlight the importance of the child home food environment and the possible positive and negative impacts it can serve past childhood and adolescence into early adulthood. The influences around diet quality, body composition, and self-efficacy merits further exploration for this population in transition between childhood and adulthood independence.

Download or read book Family Factors Associated with Child Eating Patterns and Weight Status in African American Families written by Catherine A. Holloway and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood overweight and obesity are prevalent throughout the United States and pose significant risks to child well-being. Significant relationships have been previously reported between family functioning and caregiver influence (parent feeding behaviors, attitudes, and parenting styles) with children's weight status; however, less research has been conducted with African American families to determine if these relationships are consistent within this specific population. This study sought to understand the relationships between family demographics, family functioning, and caregiver influence through dietary and parenting behaviors, fruit and vegetable eating patterns, and child weight status in African American families with a child 7-13 years old. There were 54 child and caregivers dyads who participated in a one-time survey. The Family Assessment Device, Caregiver Feeding Questionnaire, Fruit and Vegetable Eating Patterns Questionnaire, Parenting Style Inventory, and family demographics, including child and caregiver weight status were utilized in this study. Results indicate that caregiver's weight concern for their child and caregiver self- report weight over time were significantly associated with child BMI percentile, where caregivers demonstrated more concern for their child’s weight if their child was overweight or obese compared to children who were a healthy weight. Caregivers who reported having a higher weight status across their lifespan were also more likely to have an overweight or obese child. Results were further analyzed for demographic differences on the aforementioned inventories. Future research should further explore the relationship between caregiver weight concern for their child and dietary and parenting behaviors, and its subsequent influence on child weight status in African American families.

Download or read book Parents Perceived and Objective Food Environment and the Association with Their Child s Health and Nutrition written by Emily Kee and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The built food environment, defined as a set of factors including availability of fresh foods, proximity of food, prices of food, availability of assistance, and community characteristics that interact to influence food choices and diet, has been found to have an impact on health and nutrition. Therefore, this study examined the effect of neighborhood food environment on child health and nutrition. Specifically, the parents' perceptions of their food environments along with the objective food environment were analyzed in addition to the diet intake and the body mass index of children of ages two to five. 83 parents in an urban and suburban region of Illinois, from generally low socioeconomic status backgrounds, were surveyed on their perceptions of their food environment using Freedman's Perception of Food Environment Scales and were asked to report the last four weeks of their child's dietary intake by the Harvard Service Food Frequency Questionnaire. Residential addresses were coded to census tracts and scored by the modified Retail Food Environment Index. Pearson correlations and ANOVA were used to test the association between neighborhood food environment measures (perceived and mRFEI) and child's BMI and dietary intake. Results showed that improved parental perceptions of food environment were significantly correlated with increased vegetable intake among the children (r(78)=.322, p=.004) and decreased sweetened beverage intake (r(83)=-.226, p=.040). In addition, improved food environment was associated with decreased grain, dairy, salty snack, and meat consumption. Objective and perceived food environments were weakly associated, if at all, and perceptions of the food environment seemed to have a stronger impact on the children's dietary intake than the objective food environment, suggesting that improvements in awareness of food availability, education, and promotion of fresh and healthy foods may have an impact on improving children's dietary intake.

Download or read book Factors Influencing the Food Provision Behaviours of Low Socioeconomic Parents with Overweight Or Obese Children written by Melanie Pescud and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Truncated abstract] Children's diets influence their weight status and health outcomes. Overweight and obesity rates in low socioeconomic status (SES) children are high in Australia and contribute to the health inequalities experienced by this segment of the population. As parents play a key role in controlling their children s diets, it is important to explore the factors influencing their food provision behaviours to inform the development of effective obesity prevention and treatment strategies. The objective of this study was to explore the factors influencing the food provision behaviours of low SES parents with overweight or obese children. Obtaining information from this demographic is challenging: low response rates are common and are attributed to mistrust of researchers, low literacy levels, lack of transport, and financial costs. To address these issues, this study employed a qualitative, mixed methods approach that produced a rich data set. Methods included self-introspection, memory work, individual and paired interviews, and focus groups. Low SES Western Australian parents with overweight or obese children aged between five and nine years were recruited to take part in the study, and 37 parents were involved in the 12-month project. Across the study, they were asked to provide information relating to their thoughts, feelings, and experiences pertaining to their food provision behaviours. Participants were reimbursed for their involvement at different levels according to their contribution to the study. The findings were mapped to a new model based on the existing literature that included familial and environmental factors found to constitute barriers, motivators, or facilitators to parents' food provision behaviours. As suggested by the children s overweight or obese status, the study identified a number of substantial barriers to parents providing their children with healthy food. The most limiting factors appeared to be parents' erroneous nutrition beliefs, their internalisation of blame, and the external food environment...

Download or read book An Investigation of Variables that Predict Parental Perceptions of Children s Weight Status written by Robert Joshua Wingfield and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistic regression analysis was completed to examine the relationship of parental perceptions of children's weight status and both demographic and non-demographic variables. Results revealed that parents of children who were overweight or obese were more likely to display misperceptions about their child's weight status. Specifically, many parents of overweight children erroneously believed that their child was normal weight. Similarly, parents of obese children erroneously believed that their child was overweight or normal weight. These are considered to be errors of underestimation. Furthermore, an association was found between mental health and weight misperception. Specifically, if a child who was overweight or obese had a mental health issue parents were more likely to underestimate their child's weight status. An association also was found between being informed of the child's weight status during a physician visit and parental perceptions. Specifically, if parents reported being informed of their child's weight status by a health professional, parental-perception-accuracy increased.

Download or read book Perceptions and Concerns of Healthy Eating in Low income African American Mothers of Preschoolers written by Lauren Porter and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Health disparities are prevalent in the U.S, with low-income African American children suffering from higher rates of obesity and chronic diseases compared to White children. Currently, little is known about parental perceptions of healthy eating, and concerns related to child health and weight in this at-risk population. The main purpose of this study was to examine perceptions, motivating factors and barriers to healthier eating in a sample of low-income African American parents of 3-5 year old children. The second purpose was to assess parental concerns about health and/or weight and to examine the accuracy of parental perceptions of child weight status. Participants were recruited from Head Start Programs in North Carolina. The Social Cognitive Theory constructs guided focus groups and a survey administered to the participants. Content analysis of 8 focus groups generated the following themes: 1) lack of nutrition knowledge and misconceptions; 2) healthy meals are home-cooked, include meat and starch; 3) family members, lack of maternal modeling, and child pickiness are main barriers to healthier eating; 4) strong awareness of family history of chronic disease, including obesity; 5) lack of concern about child's current weight. Over 25% of mothers underestimated their child's weight status. Our findings highlight important maternal perspectives influencing children's diet quality and long-term health outcomes among low-income at-risk preschoolers. Nutrition educators should be aware that low-income African American mothers may be aware of chronic disease risks, but do not perceive food choices in early childhood as having strong impact on the child's future health."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.

Download or read book Parent Perception on Child s Weight Status written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploring Parent Weight Status Perceptions and Child Weight Status written by Shambreya Leigh Burrell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood overweight and/or obesity is a growing issue in our nation. Previous studies indicate that children of overweight or obese parents were at higher risk of engaging in health-averse behaviors than were children of parents of normal weight. The current study explored the magnitude of the association between parent's overweight or obese weight status and their ability to recognize overweight or obese weight status in their children. This study was a secondary data analysis of 1,096 parents living with children ages 3 through 14 who participated in the 2010 North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (NC CHAMP). Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In the unadjusted model, overweight/obese parents had decreased odds of accurately assessing child weight status (OR=0.78, 95%CI: 0.77-0.79). After adjusting for parent age, income, sex, education, race/ethnicity, marital status, and child sex, the magnitude of the associations attenuated (OR=0.85, 95% CI: 0.84-0.86).These findings are consistent with previous studies in terms of the direction and magnitude of the association and results were statistically significant. Further research in the area is needed using large, nationally representative United States samples and longitudinal study design. Research findings may have important policy implications and could result in changes to interventions focusing on the value of awareness of weight status in children and health education.

Download or read book Parent and Adolescent Perception of Child Feeding Practices and Adolescent Weight and Obesogenic Eating in Families from a Low Income Household written by Elizabeth Bollinger Ruzicka and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Controlling child feeding practices, restriction and pressure to eat, influence the development of adolescent obesity and eating-related behaviors. Adolescents from low-income households are at heightened risk for obesity. They may be particularly susceptible to obesogenic eating patterns due to greater availability of high energy-dense foods. Research has yet to investigate how parent and adolescent perspectives of feeding practices may be differentially related to adolescent weight and eating behaviors. The present study sought to (1) examine the associations between adolescent and parent perception of controlling child feeding practices (restriction and pressure to eat) and adolescent weight and obesogenic eating patterns among adolescents from a low-income background and (2) the potential moderating effects of household food insecurity and race. Methods: Participants included N=73 adolescent and parent dyads living within low-income households. As part of a larger laboratory-based study focused on adolescent stress and health, adolescents (13-17 yrs, M = 13.6, SD = 1.4, 47.9% female,) and their parents (Mage = 40.1, SD = 7.5, 93.2% female) completed questionnaires assessing eating patterns and perception of parental use of controlling feeding practices, restriction and pressure to eat. Adolescent and parent height and weight were measured objectively. Results: In bootstrapped linear regression models, parent-report restriction 95% CI [3.84, 18.08] and pressure to eat 95% CI [-14.42, -.04] were significantly associated with adolescent weight. Adolescent-report of restriction was significantly associated with obesogenic eating patterns, emotional 95% CI [.09, 2.56] and external eating 95% CI [.15, 3.19]. Adolescent-report of pressure to eat was significantly associated with both emotional 95% CI [.32, 2.79] and external eating 95% CI [.04, 2.56]. Parent and adolescent-report of restriction and pressure to eat were not significantly associated. No moderating effects of household food insecurity were identified. The associations between adolescent-reported pressure to eat and adolescent obesogenic eating were moderated by race, such that the associations were present in families with a White parent, but were not present in families with an African American parent (emotional eating F(1, 63) = 7.91, p

Download or read book Determining the Relationship of Food Security Status and Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs on Parental Feeding Style and Childhood Obesity written by Jaime Sarah Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parental Use of Child Feeding Practices and Outcomes in Child and Adolescent Nutrition written by Genevieve Connors Yeley and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incidence of childhood and adolescent overweight in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate and is now considered the most prevalent nutritional disease of children and adolescents in this country. Although much attention has focused on genetic research, and heredity is an unarguable component of obesity, the role of the environment must be considered because genetic changes over entire populations are not likely to occur at such a rapid rate. In observing today's environment where energy-dense foods abound, restaurant dining has increased, and children are more sedentary than ever, the current trends in child/adolescent weight status are not surprising. This study digs to the heart of worrisome eating habits by exploring the development of these behaviors in the family. Previous studies show that parents' use of child feeding practices is related to their children's weight status. It is hypothesized that children of parents who utilize highly controlling feeding strategies (pressure, restriction, monitoring) will have nutrient intakes and weight indicators that are either higher or lower than the average for children whose parents exert less control over the eating domain. The objective of this research is to discover if significant relationships exist between parental child feeding strategies and child/adolescent overweight or underweight and nutrient intake. Birch's model explaining familial resemblances in eating and weight status was tested using her previously validated Child Feeding Questionnaire, standard anthropometric techniques, three days of diet records, and a previously validated child questionnaire. Three-hundred and twelve children/adolescents, 254 mothers, and 245 fathers from the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area completed interviews, and data was analyzed with the Statistical Analysis System (SAS). Results confirmed the validity of Birch's model and previous studies that found significant relationships between child feeding strategies and children's nutrition status. Parents who pressured their children to eat (motivated by concern about the child being underweight) were more likely to have children with lower BMI percentiles and skinfolds while parents who monitored or restricted the child's intake had children with higher BMI percentiles and skinfold thicknesses. No clear relationships were found between feeding styles and nutrient intake.

Download or read book Parent Perception on Children s Weight Status written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parent child Relationships in the Context of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Rural America written by Erin Hennessy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dynamics of the parent-child relationship are complex and few studies have examined parental behaviors and children's obesity-related behaviors in ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations. This study investigated the association among parenting style, feeding style, and parenting practices (feeding and activity-related); evaluated their relationship with child diet, physical activity, and weight status; and determined whether style moderated the parent practice-child outcome relationship. In the spring of 2007, we collected cross-sectional data from 99 parent-child dyads (29% White, 49% Black, and 22% Hispanic) living in four poor rural areas of the US (Mississippi River Delta, Southeast, Appalachia, and Central Valley). Parents self- reported their parenting behaviors. Height and weight were measured for each dyad. Child diet was captured by two interviewer-administered, parent-assisted 24-hour dietary recalls and physical activity by accelerometry. Correlation and chi-square analyses determined the relationship between the three parenting behaviors. Moderated multiple regression (MMR) examined the effect of style (parenting, feeding) on the relation between a dependent variable (child BMIz, diet, or activity) and an independent variable (e.g. parenting practice) while controlling for known covariates. Parent's BMI was 32.3[plus or minus]8.6. Children were 9.0[plus or minus]1.5 years old with a mean BMI z-score = 1.2[plus or minus]0.9; 60% percent were overweight. The relationship between parenting style and feeding style showed modest agreement (p [greater than]0.05). Only an indulgent (i.e. permissive ) feeding style was associated with child BMIz (Std. [beta] = 0.33, p [greater than]0.05). Parental restriction was associated with child BMIz in the presence of an uninvolved feeding style (Std. [beta] = - 0.27, p [greater than]0.05). Poor diet quality, defined as consumption of low-nutrient dense (LND) foods, was associated with a permissive feeding style. Parent restriction and monitoring were inversely associated with child intake of LND foods in the presence of an unpermissive feeding style. Children of parents with an uninvolved parenting style accumulated the fewest minutes of physical activity (97.1 vs. 127.5 p [greater than]0.05). A permissive parenting style moderated and strengthened the relationship between parental reinforcement and monitoring of child MVPA (Std. [beta]= 0.32, p [greater than]0.05 and Std. [beta] = 0.41, p [greater than]0.01, respectively). Although parenting style and feeding style are similar constructs, only feeding style was significantly associated with child BMIz. An indulgent feeding style may be predictive of higher child weight and poor dietary intake. Parenting style and parenting practices may interact to positively influence child physical activity. Additional research is warranted. If findings are confirmed, results may help to inform the development of effective family-focused interventions.