scholarly journals Mediating effect of the parent-child relationship on the association between parenting stress and children’s eating behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Myoungock Jang ◽  
Roger Brown ◽  
Moonkyoung Park
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Limit Setting ◽  
Mediating Factors ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract Background Emerging evidence suggests that parenting stress plays a significant role in children’s eating behavior. However, the nature of the relationship between parenting stress and children’s health behaviors is still not well understood, possibly because there is limited understanding of the mediating factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of the parent–child relationship on the association between parenting stress and children’s eating behaviors in families with young children. Methods Using a cross-sectional study design, we recruited mothers of families with children aged four to six years in the United States. We asked the mothers select one child if she has more than one eligible child. Mothers answered well-validated questionnaires regarding parenting stress, the parent–child relationship, and children’s eating behaviors. We utilized a structural equation model to analyze the mediating factors. Results A total of 172 mothers of children participated in this study. The children’s mean age was 4.92 (SD 0.89) years; 50% of children were female and 71.2% were non-Hispanic Whites. Parenting stress was associated with subcategories of the parent–child relationship (satisfaction with parenting [b* = − 0.69, p < .01], communication [b* = 0.45, p < 0.01], and limit setting [b* = − 0.82, p < .01]). The subcategories of communication and limit setting were negatively associated with food responsiveness in children (b* = − 0.24, p < .01; b* = − 0.46, p < .01, respectively). Limit setting was negatively associated with emotional overeating in children (b* = − 0.49, p < .01). Communication mediated the association between parenting stress and food responsiveness in children (b* = − 0.11, p < .01). The mediating role of limit setting was established in the association between parenting stress and food responsiveness as well as in the association between parenting stress and emotional overeating (b* = 0.38, p < .01; b* = 0.40, p < .01, respectively). Conclusions The parent–child relationship is an important component in improving children’s eating behaviors in families that have parents with higher parenting stress levels.

Kirogi Women’s Psychological Well-Being: The Relative Contributions of Marital Quality, Mother–Child Relationship Quality, and Youth’s Educational Adjustment

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther S. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Transnational Family ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

The current study is based on the responses of 153 married Korean mothers accompanying their youth in the United States or in New Zealand while their spouses remained in Korea. Kirogi means “wild geese” in Korean and has come to refer to split-family transnational living for the sake of children’s education. Spillover, or a positive correlation, between indicators assessing marital and parent–child relationship quality was tested within the transnational family context. It was also hypothesized that mother–child relationship quality and youth’s educational progress would be positively and uniquely predictive of indicators of maternal well-being when compared with marital quality due to education-focused Confucian values among Koreans. Results indicated positive correlations between indicators of marital and parent–child relationship quality; and only measures of marital quality had unique associations with maternal well-being.

How Incarceration Affects the Parent-Child Relationship and Family Dynamics

2017 ◽  
pp. 310-338
Author(s):  
Alicia Ferris
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The World ◽  
Charitable Trust ◽  
Parent Child

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world (Pew Charitable Trust, 2008). More than one in 100 adults are incarcerated and many of these individuals are parents who have one or more children who are under the age of eighteen. Therefore, 1.7 million children are affected by parental incarceration (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008). Children who have incarcerated parents are exposed to factors that put them at risk for increased delinquency and maladjustment in childhood (Aaron & Dallaire, 2010). Parental incarceration is a heart-wrenching topic, but needs to be discussed because it can negatively impact children and families. Thus, this chapter will explore how parental incarceration affects children and families. Specifically, the various relationships of parent-child, caregiver-child, parent-caregiver, and sibling relationships will be explored. In addition, this chapter will examine the developmental impacts parental incarceration has, legal recommendations, and interventions for children and families affected by parental incarceration.

Shifting the blame frame: Agency and the parent–child relationship in an anti-obesity campaign

Childhood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-219
Author(s):  
Laura Backstrom
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Children’S Agency ◽  
Michelle Obama ◽  
Let's Move ◽  
Temporal Dimensions ◽  
Parent Child

Using thematic analysis of 97 Let’s Move! speeches that Michelle Obama delivered as part of her anti-obesity campaign in the United States, I examine how parent’s agency and children’s agency were framed in relation to each other. Drawing on framing theory, I find that parents and children were attributed different temporal dimensions of agency—or no agency at all—in each of Let’s Move!’s six parent–child frames.

scholarly journals Parent-Child Dyads with Greater Parenting Stress Exhibit Enhanced Inter-Brain Synchrony During Shared Play

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atiqah Azhari ◽  
Andrea Bizzego ◽  
Gianluca Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Neural Mechanism ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Fixed Length ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract Parent-child dyads who are mutually attuned to each other during social interactions display interpersonal synchrony that can be observed overtly, in the form of joint behaviours, and biologically, such as through the temporal coordination of brain signals called inter-brain synchrony. Joint play provides ample opportunities for parent-child dyads to engage in matching interactions which not just facilitate the formation of bonds but also alleviate parenting stress in caregivers. Despite the beneficial effects of play on parents and the parent-child relationship, no study has investigated the dyadic neural mechanism by which this occurs. The present functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) study aimed to examine the association between parenting stress and inter-brain synchrony in the prefrontal cortex of 31 mother-child and 29 father-child dyads while they engaged in shared play for 10 minutes. Shared play was miro-analytically coded into joint (i.e., in-phase matching of dyadic behaviours) and non-joint (i.e., no matching of dyadic behaviours) segments. Inter-brain synchrony was computed using cross-correlations over 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s and 35 s fixed-length windows of joint and non-joint play segments. Analyses of Covariance revealed that dyads with more parenting stress exhibited greater inter-brain synchrony in the frontal left cluster of the prefrontal cortex, but only for the 35 s fixed-length window. This finding suggests that continuous and positive instances of joint play may disproportionately benefit dyads who reported greater parenting stress, entraining underlying brain activation patterns involved in social cognition. Mother-child dyads also showed greater inter-brain synchrony than father-child dyads, alluding to possible gender differences in the effect of play on dyads. Findings present evidence of a potential dyadic neural pathway by which play benefits the parent-child relationship.

scholarly journals How Racial Politics Led Directly to the Enactment of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Guggenheim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Racial Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regulation System ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Family Regulation ◽  
Parent Child

This Article is part of a celebration of the magnificent work of Dorothy Roberts who, more than any other scholar, has brilliantly demonstrated both the highly destructive qualities of the United States’ family regulation system and its relationship to the country’s legacy of slavery. The most vicious feature of the current family regulation system is the almost routine destruction of families resulting from an overly zealous enforcement of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, through which the federal government pays states to permanently banish parents from their children and legally sever the parent-child relationship when children have remained in foster care for fifteen months. This Article tells some of the racialized history that led to the enactment of the Adoption and Safe Families Act.

scholarly journals Mediating Effects of Parental Stress on Harsh Parenting And Parent-child Relationship During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in Singapore.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard Chung ◽  
Paul Lanier ◽  
Peace Wong Yuh Ju
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Harsh Parenting ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Relationship Closeness ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose: Because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “Circuit-breaker” safety distancing was implemented in Singapore from April to May 2020. Schools and workplaces were closed and parents had to balance telecommuting with parenting responsibilities. Coupled with the high degree of economic uncertainty and reduced social support, these circumstances are hypothesized to increase parenting stress. Based on the Parental Stress Model, this study aims to understand how parents’ perceived impact of COVID-19 increased harsh parenting and reduced parent-child relationship closeness through the mediating effects of parenting stress. Method: We collected data from 258 parents living in Singapore using online surveys disseminated through Facebook and community organizations. Our predictor was the perceived impact of COVID-19. Parental stress (mediator) was measured with the Parental Stress Scale. Two outcomes were used: parent-child relationship closeness and harsh parenting (spanking, yelling). Using mediation analysis in the SEM framework, we tested the indirect effects using bias- corrected bootstrap confidence intervals. Results: Our results indicated that parenting stress was a significant mediator in the relationship between the perceived impact of COVID-19 and (a) parent-child closeness (indirect effect = -.30, Bootstrap 99% CI[-.59, -.11]) and (b) harsh parenting (indirect effect = .58, Bootstrap 99% CI[.25, .94]). Conclusions: The impact of COVID-19 and stay-home orders can increase parenting stress. This, in turn, has a negative impact on parenting by affecting parents’ relationship with their children and increasing the use of harsh parenting. Given that these are risk factors for potential child abuse, supporting parents and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 are important.

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