Associations Between Food-Related Parenting Behaviors and Adolescents’ Engagement in Unhealthy Eating Behaviors

Ferris, Kaitlyn A.; Babskie, Elizabeth; Metzger, Aaron

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“…In particular, adolescent eating behaviors are influenced by several interrelated factors, and family has been reported to be one of the main determinants [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Parents can shape their children’s eating behavior by providing (un)healthful foods at home [ 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], modeling food choices [ 8 ], encouraging healthy eating [ 9 ], and promoting family meals [ 9 , 13 ].…”

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Diet Quality and Satisfaction with Life, Family Life, and Food-Related Life across Families: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study with Mother-Father-Adolescent Triads

Schnettler

Lobos

Miranda-Zapata

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Family is a major determinant of children’s and adolescents’ eating behavior. The objectives of the present study were to assess diet quality, eating habits, satisfaction with life, family life, and food-related life in mother–father–adolescent triads, and to identify profiles of families according to family members’ diet quality. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 300 two-parent families with one child over the age of 10 in the city of Temuco (Chile), including the Adapted Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life (SWFoL) scale, Satisfaction with Family Life (SWFaL) scales, and questions relating to their eating habits. Positive relationships were found between the diet quality of the family members, particularly between mothers and adolescents. Three family profiles with different diet qualities were identified: “families with an unhealthy diet” (39.3%), “families in which mothers and adolescents have healthy diets, but the fathers’ diets require changes” (14.3%), and “families that require changes in their diet” (46.4%). These findings stress the key role of mothers in determining family diet quality and suggest a positive relationship between diet quality and satisfaction with life.

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Diet Quality and Satisfaction with Life, Family Life, and Food-Related Life across Families: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study with Mother-Father-Adolescent Triads

Schnettler

Lobos

Miranda-Zapata

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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“…These changes in dietary and sedentary behaviors contribute to adolescence being one of the most vulnerable periods for the development of overweight and overweight-related morbidity [6][7][8]. During adolescence, children become more autonomous, particularly in regard to decision-making over their own health behaviors [9]. However, despite this expanding autonomy, parents still play a major role in shaping health behaviors of adolescents, mainly through modelling, parental rules and the creation of a healthy family environment [9][10][11].…”

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“…During adolescence, children become more autonomous, particularly in regard to decision-making over their own health behaviors [9]. However, despite this expanding autonomy, parents still play a major role in shaping health behaviors of adolescents, mainly through modelling, parental rules and the creation of a healthy family environment [9][10][11].…”

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Maternal Stress, Depressive Symptoms and Body Mass Index of Adolescents: A Prospective Study

Koning

Vink²,

Visscher

et al. 2020

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Background Changes in adolescent dietary and sedentary behaviors contribute to adolescence being one of the most vulnerable periods for the development of overweight and overweight-related morbidity. Children become more autonomous during adolescence, particularly in regard to decision-making over their own health behaviors. Despite this expanding autonomy, parents still play a major role in shaping health behaviors of adolescents and can still have influence on children’s weight outcomes. There is rising evidence that maternal stress and depressive symptoms are associated with young children’s weight outcomes. Longitudinal studies that test whether maternal stress or depressive symptoms may precede the development of adolescents’ weight outcomes are rare. This study aimed to fill this gap.Methods In this longitudinal cohort study data from 336 mothers and adolescents aged 10–14 years was used. Adolescents height and weight were measured, and both parents and adolescents filled in questionnaires on perceived stress and depressive symptoms. Regression analyses were performed in R to examine longitudinal links between stress and depressive symptoms at baseline (T1) and adolescents’ zBMI 6 months later (T2).Results Maternal general perceived stress (β = .14, p = .01) at T1 preceded the development of higher adolescents’ zBMI at T2, after controlling for baseline zBMI and other covariates, whereas maternal depressive symptoms at T1 (β = .04, p = .40) and other domain specific stress did not (maternal financial stress, maternal stress at work, maternal stress at home). Additionally, lower educational level among adolescents was associated with a higher zBMI at T2 (β = .16, p = .001).Conclusions Results suggest that maternal general stress, but not depressive symptoms, may influence adolescents’ weight development. Our findings warrant future investigation on whether and how general stress among mothers, but also fathers, may predict weight increases of their adolescent offspring.

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“…Growing evidence emphasizes the value of parental involvement in shaping adolescent eating behaviors and attitudes (Brown & Ogden, ; Draxten, Fulkerson, Friend, Flattum, & Schow, ; Ferris, Babskie, & Metzger, ; Hebestreit et al, ; Watts, Loth, Berge, Larson, & Neumark‐Sztainer, ; Winkler, Moore, Bennett, Armstrong, & Brandon, ). While the literature indicates that both mothers and fathers influence their children's eating behaviors (Ferris et al, ; Robinson, Rollo, Watson, Burrows, & Collins, ), some authors believe mothers have the greater influence in determining the quality of nutrition and dietary habits of adolescents (Schnettler et al, ; Winkler et al, ). This could be explained by the findings of Hebestreit et al () that suggest that mothers are more likely to follow dietary guidelines.…”

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Predictors of breakfast skipping among 14 to 16 years old adolescents in Jordan: The influential role of mothers

Ali

Razeq

Al-Kloub

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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Aim:To assess the prevalence and identify the predictors of breakfast skipping among 14-to 16-year-old adolescents in Jordan, focusing on mother-related variables.Background: Breakfast is an essential meal across one's entire lifespan and especially important during the adolescent years. The practice of skipping breakfast has become so prevalent among adolescents that it is now a well-documented nutritional problem.Design: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design. Methods:A proportional cluster stratified sampling protocol was used to select 1896 adolescents and their mothers (1013) during the period of March to June 2016. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data on breakfast-skipping rates, the perceived reasons for this behavior, the perceived importance of consuming breakfast, and maternal encouragement of breakfast consumption. Results:The prevalence of breakfast skipping was 34.3% among adolescents and 21.5% among their mothers. A significant association was found between breakfast skipping among adolescents and their mothers (χ 2 [1, n = 998] = 37.90, P = .001).Maternal encouragement of breakfast consumption, gender, and adolescent perception of the importance of this meal were found to be significant predictors of adolescent breakfast skipping. Conclusion:The findings highlight the importance of involving mothers in developing nutritional health plans aimed at promoting regular breakfast consumption among adolescents.

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Associations Between Food-Related Parenting Behaviors and Adolescents’ Engagement in Unhealthy Eating Behaviors

Cited by 22 publications

References 23 publications

Diet Quality and Satisfaction with Life, Family Life, and Food-Related Life across Families: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study with Mother-Father-Adolescent Triads

Diet Quality and Satisfaction with Life, Family Life, and Food-Related Life across Families: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study with Mother-Father-Adolescent Triads

Maternal Stress, Depressive Symptoms and Body Mass Index of Adolescents: A Prospective Study

Predictors of breakfast skipping among 14 to 16 years old adolescents in Jordan: The influential role of mothers

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