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

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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Early adolescents’ perceptions of parenting practices and mental health problems: A network approach.

Journal of Family Psychology ◽

10.1037/fam0000919 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ionut Stelian Florean ◽

Anca Dobrean ◽

Gabriela Diana Roman

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Health Problems ◽

Network Approach

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Food Parenting Practices That Influence Early Adolescents’ Food Choices During Independent Eating Occasions

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.jneb.2019.05.597 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (8) ◽

pp. 993-1002 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carolyn Gunther ◽

Marla Reicks ◽

Jinan Banna ◽

Asuka Suzuki ◽

Glade Topham ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parenting Practices ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Food Choices ◽

Eating Occasions

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

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980021002846 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Youjie Zhang ◽

Sayaka Nagao-Sato ◽

Aysegul Baltaci ◽

Ghaffar Ali Hurtado Choque ◽

Marla Reicks

Keyword(s):

Energy Balance ◽

Fast Food ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Coercive Control ◽

Autonomy Granting ◽

Sugary Drink ◽

Paternal Parenting ◽

Parenting Dimensions ◽

General Parenting

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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The Relationships Among Early Adolescents’ Perceived Negative Parenting Practices Trajectories of Mobile Phone Dependency, and Self-Regulated Learning：With a Focus on Gender Differences

Korean Journal of Child Studies ◽

10.5723/kjcs.2015.36.6.165 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 165-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yea-Ji Hong ◽

Soon-Hyung Yi ◽

Suhyun Lee ◽

Hyerhim Cho

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Negative Parenting

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Parent calcium-rich-food practices/perceptions are associated with calcium intake among parents and their early adolescent children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980011001133 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 331-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marla Reicks ◽

Dennis Degeneffe ◽

Koel Ghosh ◽

Christine Bruhn ◽

L Suzanne Goodell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parent Education ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Food Sources ◽

Early Adolescent ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Rich Food ◽

Dairy Milk ◽

Hispanic White

AbstractObjectiveThe study aimed to (i) segment parents of early adolescents into subgroups according to their Ca-rich-food (CRF) practices and perceptions regarding early adolescent CRF intake and (ii) determine whether Ca intake of parents and early adolescents differed by subgroup.DesignA cross-sectional convenience sample of 509 parents and their early adolescent children completed a questionnaire in 2006–2007 to assess parent CRF practices and perceptions and to estimate parent and child Ca intakes.SettingSelf-administered questionnaires were completed in community settings or homes across nine US states.SubjectsParents self-reporting as Asian, Hispanic or non-Hispanic White with a child aged 10–13 years were recruited through youth or parent events.ResultsThree parent CRF practice/perception segments were identified, including ‘Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers’ (49 %), ‘Water Regulars’ (30 %) and ‘Sweet-Drink-Permissive Parents’ (23 %). Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers were somewhat older and more likely to be non-Hispanic White than other groups. Ca intakes from all food sources, milk/dairy foods and milk only, and milk intakes, were higher among early adolescent children of Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers compared with early adolescents of parents in other segments. Soda pop intakes were highest for early adolescents with parents in the Water Regulars group than other groups. Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers scored higher on culture/tradition, health benefits and ease of use/convenience subscales and lower on a dairy/milk intolerance subscale and were more likely to report eating family dinners daily than parents in the other groups.ConclusionsParent education programmes should address CRF practices/perceptions tailored to parent group to improve Ca intake of early adolescent children.

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