Factors associated with parent concern for child weight and parenting behaviors

Childhood Obesity
Karissa L PeyerJae-Kwang Kim

Abstract

A parent's perception about their child's overweight status is an important precursor or determinant of preventative actions. Acknowledgment of, and concern for, overweight may be moderated by the parent's own weight status whereas engaging in healthy behaviors at home may promote healthy weight status. It is hypothesized that normal weight parents are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors and acknowledge overweight in their own children whereas heavier parents may report more concern about child weight. A total of 1745 parents of first- through fifth-grade students completed a questionnaire assessing reactions to a school BMI report and perceptions about BMI issues. Specific items included perceptions of child's weight status, concern for child weight status, and preventive practices. Parents also provided information about their own weight status. Relationships between measured child weight, perceived child weight, parent weight, parent concern, and healthy behaviors were examined. Overweight parents were more likely to identify overweight in their child and report concern about their child's weight. Concern was higher for parents of overweight children than of normal weight children. Normal weight parents and parents of...Continue Reading

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Aug 13, 2015·The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association·Yelena N TarasenkoJacob Warren
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Dec 12, 2019·Family Process·Elise L GibbsShiri Sadeh-Sharvit
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