scholarly journals Comparison of Multiple Imputation Methods for Categorical Survey Items with High Missing Rates: Application to the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benmei Liu ◽  
Erin Hennessy ◽  
April Oh ◽  
Laura A. Dwyer ◽  
Linda Nebeling
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth K. Do ◽  
Gabrielle A. Bowen ◽  
Albert J. Ksinan ◽  
Elizabeth L. Adams ◽  
Bernard F. Fuemmeler

Author(s):  
Monique S Nakamura ◽  
Chloe O Huelsnitz ◽  
Alexander J Rothman ◽  
Jeffry A Simpson

Abstract Background Parents can influence their children to live healthier lifestyles by modeling healthy behaviors and/or trying to persuade their children to engage in healthier activities. Adolescents and their parents tend to have similar eating and exercise patterns, but less is known about the simultaneous influence of parent’s health behavior and social control on adolescents’ self-efficacy and health behaviors, including whether their effect is moderated by parenting style. Purpose We examine the degree to which parents’ social control and health behaviors are associated with their adolescent’s self-efficacy and health behaviors, including whether parenting styles moderate these associations. Method We analyzed data from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating project. Results We found that parents’ own health behaviors are positively and strongly associated with their adolescent’s health behaviors across four domains: fruit/vegetable consumption, junk food consumption, physical activity, and nonacademic screen time. We found positive, moderate-to-strong associations between parents’ use of social control and their adolescents’ fruit/vegetable and junk food consumption, small negative associations with screen time, and no associations with physical activity. The effects of social control for junk food consumption and screen time, however, depended on parents’ own behavior in those domains. Parent responsiveness moderated the relation between parents’ social control and their adolescent children’s self-efficacy and health behaviors. Conclusions The health behaviors parents model and their social control efforts are associated with their adolescents’ beliefs and behavior. Efforts to leverage parents as sources of influence must consider the context in which influence is enacted.


2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 2079-2087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney A Parks ◽  
Casey Blaser ◽  
Teresa M Smith ◽  
Eric E Calloway ◽  
April Y Oh ◽  
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AbstractObjectiveThe present study aimed to examine the correlates of fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) separately among parents and their adolescents.DesignCross-sectional surveys.SettingOnline survey.SubjectsParents and adolescents completed the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey through the National Cancer Institute. The survey assessed daily intake frequencies of food/beverage groups, psychosocial, parenting and sociodemographic factors. Generalized linear models were run for both parents and adolescents, for a total of six models (three each): (i) sociodemographic characteristics; (ii) psychosocial factors; (iii) parent/caregiver factors.ResultsParent participants (n 1542) were predominantly 35–59 years old (86 %), female (73 %), non-Hispanic White (71 %) or non-Hispanic Black (17 %), with household income <$US 100 000 (79 %). Adolescents (n 805) were aged 12–14 years (50 %), non-Hispanic White (66 %) and non-Hispanic Black (15 %). Parents consumed 2·9 cups fruits and vegetables (F&V) daily, while adolescents consumed 2·2 cups daily. Educational attainment (higher education had greater FVI) and sex (men consumed more than women; all P<0·001) were significant FVI predictors. Parents with greater autonomous and controlled motivation, self-efficacy and preferences for fruit reported higher FVI (all P<0·001). Similarly, adolescents with greater autonomous and controlled motivation, self-efficacy and knowledge reported higher FVI (all P<0·001). Parenting factors of importance were co-deciding how many F&V teens should have, rules, having F&V in the home and cooking meals from scratch (all P<0·05).ConclusionsFindings suggest factors that impact FVI among parents and their adolescent(s), which highlight the importance of the role of parent behaviour and can inform tailored approaches for increasing FVI in various settings.


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