Influence of paternal general parenting on Latino early adolescents’ energy balance-related behaviours and interactions with behaviour-specific parenting practices

Abstract Objective: To investigate the influence of general parenting dimensions on adolescents’ energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) and its interactions with behaviour-specific parenting practices based on Darling and Steinberg’s contextual model of parenting style. Design: Multiple linear regression analyses and the Hayes PROCESS procedure to analyse self-reported cross-sectional survey data. Setting: In-person survey. Participants: Latino early adolescents and their fathers (n 225 dyads) recruited using convenience sampling from metropolitan areas of north-central USA. Results: Both paternal parenting dimensions of warmth and autonomy granting were positively associated with adolescents’ fruit intake, vegetable intake and physical activity. Coercive control was positively associated with adolescents’ sugary drink intake and sweets/salty snack intake. These associations were predominantly mediated by the parenting practices of setting expectations/allowances, role modelling, and managing availability and accessibility for corresponding EBRB. After adjusting for parenting practices, paternal warmth was inversely associated with adolescents’ screen time, paternal autonomy was positively associated with sugary drink intake, and both paternal warmth and autonomy granting were positively associated with adolescents’ fast food intake. In addition, positive associations between fathers’ parenting practices and adolescents’ sugary drink intake were significantly stronger among those who perceived high v. low levels of paternal warmth and autonomy granting. Conclusions: Paternal warmth and autonomy granting showed mixed effects on adolescents’ EBRB, and coercive control showed undesirable relationships with adolescents’ dietary intake via interactions with behaviour-specific parenting practices. Lifestyle intervention programmes for Latino adolescents need to consider incorporating paternal parenting education components.

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Development of a Survey to Assess Latino Fathers’ Parenting Practices Regarding Energy Balance–Related Behaviors of Early Adolescents

Health Education & Behavior ◽

10.1177/1090198119878769 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 123-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Youjie Zhang ◽

Alejandro Reyes Peralta ◽

Patricia Arellano Roldan Brazys ◽

Ghaffar Ali Hurtado ◽

Nicole Larson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Low Income ◽

Screen Time ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Criterion Validity ◽

Cognitive Testing ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Supportive Parenting

Latino adolescents face challenges to performing energy balance–related behaviors (EBRBs) to prevent childhood obesity, including healthy dietary intake, adequate physical activity, and limited screen time. Fathers are underrepresented in family-based obesity interventions but could be influential in shaping the EBRBs of Latino children. Three types of parenting practices (setting expectations/limits, role modeling, managing availability and accessibility) have shown relatively consistent positive relationships with children’s EBRBs in studies that have mostly involved mothers. The purpose of this study was to develop measures to assess Latino fathers’ parenting practices based on existing measurement instruments, focus groups and cognitive testing. Criterion validity of the measures (40 items) was examined with Latino fathers and their early adolescents (10-14 years old, n = 96 dyads) who were predominantly from low-income, two-parent households. Criterion validity was indicated by significantly higher intakes of fruit and vegetables; lower intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets/salty snacks and fast foods; more weekly physical activity hours; and fewer daily screen time hours among adolescents who reported high versus low levels/frequencies of supportive parenting practices. In addition, nearly all scales of adolescent-reported paternal behavioral modeling and availability/accessibility practices were significantly correlated with adolescents’ corresponding EBRBs (r = 0.22 to 0.54). However, poor validity and agreement with early adolescents’ reports were found for most father-reported parenting practices. Overall, this study indicated that the measures were acceptable for assessing adolescents’ report of Latino fathers’ parenting practices around EBRBs. The findings also indicate the importance of including early adolescents’ reports in measuring paternal parenting practices.

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Optimism and pessimism in children: A study of parenting correlates

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1080/01650250114300003 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 185-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Naheed Hasan ◽

Thomas G. Power

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Control Structure ◽

Community Sample ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Multiple Regressions ◽

Autonomy Granting ◽

Parenting Dimensions

The present study investigated the relation between mothers’ generalised expectancies, mothers’ self-reported parenting practices, and their children’s optimism, pessimism, and depressive symptoms. A community sample of 81 children, 8–12 years old, and their mothers participated. Questionnaires were used to assess four parenting dimensions (control, structure, support, and autonomy granting), as well as mothers’ and children’s optimism, pessimism, and depressive symptoms. Results showed that maternal pessimism correlated with child pessimism, and that maternal depressive symptoms correlated negatively with child optimism. Multiple regressions indicated that mothers who were moderately controlling had children who showed the most optimism, whereas those who allowed their children little autonomy in problem solving had children with the highest level of depressive symptoms.

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Parenting and the Prosocial Behaviors of Children Across Cultures

The Oxford Handbook of Parenting and Moral Development ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190638696.013.11 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 162-178

Author(s):

Maria Rosario T. de Guzman ◽

Aileen S. Garcia ◽

Irene O. Padasas ◽

Bernice Vania N. Landoy

Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Family Life ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Large Body ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Well Being ◽

Prosocial Behaviors ◽

Inductive Discipline ◽

Parenting Dimensions

A large body of empirical work has shown the role that parenting plays in the development of prosocial behaviors of children. Parenting styles (e.g., democratic versus authoritarian) and parenting practices (e.g., inductive discipline versus guilt-shame induction) in particular have been empirically linked to prosocial behaviors as well as numerous other well-being indicators in children. What is less understood is the role that culture and cultural context might play in the parenting-prosocial nexus. This chapter explores the contributions of culture comparative and in-depth cultural studies of parenting and children’s prosocial behaviors. These studies extend the range of variability of parenting dimensions and contexts as they relate to children’s prosocial outcomes – providing a means of testing the generalizability of theory in a wider range of settings, as well as in identifying facets of parenting and family life that may otherwise be neglected in current scholarship. Collectively, studies support traditional socialization theories and show how numerous parenting dimensions are linked to prosocial outcomes in children in several cultural communities. Nonetheless, emerging research suggests culturally embedded processes that impact upon the parenting and prosocial link - meriting closer attention for future scholarship.

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General Parenting and Hispanic Mothers’ Feeding Practices and Styles

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18020380 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 380

Author(s):

Thomas G. Power ◽

Jennifer O. Fisher ◽

Teresia M. O'Connor ◽

Nilda Micheli ◽

Maria A. Papaioannou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Weight Status ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Feeding Styles ◽

Hispanic Mothers ◽

Parenting Dimensions ◽

Head Start Programs ◽

Maternal Feeding Practices ◽

General Parenting

Previous research has shown that general parenting styles, general parenting dimensions, maternal feeding styles, and maternal feeding practices all show specific relationships with the weight status of young children. This study examined the relationships between general parenting and maternal feeding styles/practices in a sample of 187 Hispanic mothers with low incomes. As part of a larger study, mothers of preschool children were recruited through Head Start programs and completed validated questionnaires assessing their general parenting, feeding styles, and feeding practices. Results identified numerous associations between general parenting dimensions and specific feeding practices: i.e., maternal nurturance was positively associated with healthy eating guidance and feeding responsiveness; inconsistency was positively associated with restriction for weight and promotion of overconsumption; follow through on discipline was positively associated with monitoring, healthy eating guidance, and feeding responsiveness; and family organization was positively associated with monitoring and healthy eating guidance. General parenting styles were associated with feeding practices as well, with authoritative mothers showing the highest levels of healthy eating guidance and authoritarian mothers showing the lowest levels of monitoring. There were no significant associations between mothers’ general parenting styles and mothers’ feeding styles. Implications of these findings for the prevention of childhood obesity are considered.

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Parenting Practices and Energy Balance-Related Behaviors Survey

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t80129-000 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Youjie Zhang ◽

Alejandro Reyes Peralta ◽

Patricia Arellano Roldan Brazys ◽

Ghaffar Ali Hurtado ◽

Nicole Larson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Balance ◽

Parenting Practices

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Evaluation of emotion-based messages designed to motivate Hispanic and Asian parents of early adolescents to engage in calcium-rich food and beverage parenting practices

Nutrition Research and Practice ◽

10.4162/nrp.2016.10.4.456 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 456 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jinan Corinne Banna ◽

Marla Reicks ◽

Carolyn Gunther ◽

Rickelle Richards ◽

Christine Bruhn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Parenting Practices ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Rich Food ◽

Food And Beverage

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Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-parent questionnaire on parenting practices, energy balance-related behaviours and their potential behavioural determinants: the ENERGY-project

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/1756-0500-5-434 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Amika S Singh ◽

Mai JM Chinapaw ◽

Léonie Uijtdewilligen ◽

Froydis N Vik ◽

Wendy van Lippevelde ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Balance ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Parent Questionnaire ◽

Behavioural Determinants ◽

Test Retest Reliability

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The association of parenting practices with toddlers’ dietary intake and BMI, and the moderating role of general parenting and child temperament

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s136898002000021x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (14) ◽

pp. 2521-2529

Author(s):

Jessica S Gubbels ◽

Sanne MPL Gerards ◽

Stef PJ Kremers

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Child Temperament ◽

Healthy Foods ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Home Setting ◽

Interaction Terms ◽

The Impact ◽

General Parenting

AbstractObjective:The objective was to examine the association between parenting practices, toddler’s dietary intake and BMI. In addition, potential moderation of these associations by general parenting and child temperament was examined.Design:The current cross-sectional study assessed parenting practices using the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire, general parenting using the Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire, child temperament using the Child Behavior Check List, and children’s dietary intake through parental questionnaires. Children’s weight and length were objectively measured to determine BMI z-scores. Associations were examined using multiple linear regression analyses. Moderation was examined using interaction terms.Setting:Home setting.Participants:393 Dutch toddlers (age 1–3 years) and their parents recruited through fifty childcare centres and preschools in the Netherlands.Results:Various practices were related to children’s diet and BMI. For instance, the availability of healthy foods is the most important predictor of healthy dietary intake (e.g. β = –0·35 for sweets; β = 0·18 for fruit). The association of availability with a healthier diet was strongest when parents scored low on the positive parenting style dimensions, including nurturance, structure and/or behavioural control. In addition, it seemed that a high availability of healthy foods and low availability of unhealthy foods is especially beneficial for children showing withdrawal/depressive, anxious or overactive behaviour, while encouraging balance and variety is not beneficial for these children. All other practices were related to children’s diet and/or BMI as well.Conclusions:The findings underline the importance of viewing the impact of parenting practices in the context of general parenting and child temperament.

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