Associations between parental concern for adolescent weight and the home food environment and dietary intake

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Abbie MacFarlaneAnthony Worsley

Abstract

Examine associations between parental concern about adolescent weight and adolescent perceptions of their dietary intake, home food availability, family mealtime environment, and parents' feeding practices. Cross-sectional study. Adolescents, aged 12-15 years from 37 secondary schools in Victoria, Australia, and their parents completed surveys in 2004-2005. 1,448 adolescent-parent pairs. Parental concern about adolescent weight; adolescent perceptions of their food intake and home food environment. Chi-square tests, exploratory factor analysis, independent t tests (P < .01). Although 12% of parents perceived their adolescent as overweight, 27% were concerned about their adolescent's weight (under- or overweight). Adolescents of concerned parents reported lower intakes of energy-dense snacks and less home availability of these food items, and they perceived that their parents less often listened to and considered their food preferences when shopping and cooking, than did adolescents of unconcerned parents. Concerned parents were no more likely to provide fruits and vegetables in the home or a positive family mealtime environment than unconcerned parents, at least as reported by their adolescents. Parental concern about adolescen...Continue Reading

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