Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)

Larios, Sandra E.; Ayala, Guadalupe X.; Arredondo, Elva M.; Baquero, Barbara; Elder, John P.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.011

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“…The PEAS was tested in a sample of Latino women to evaluate a wider range of parenting strategies and demonstrated moderate to high internal consistency (a 5 0?81-0?82) (60) . Construct validity was established for the PEAS by correlating the subscales with the appropriate subscales of a child feeding questionnaire.…”

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Measures of the home environment related to childhood obesity: a systematic review

Pinard

Yaroch

Hart

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Due to a proliferation of measures for different components of the home environment related to childhood obesity, the purpose of the present systematic review was to examine these tools and the degree to which they can validly and reliably assess the home environment. Design: Relevant manuscripts published between 1998 and 2010 were obtained through electronic database searches and manual searches of reference lists. Manuscripts were included if the researchers reported on a measure of the home environment related to child eating and physical activity (PA) and childhood obesity and reported on at least one psychometric property. Results: Of the forty papers reviewed, 48 % discussed some aspect of parenting specific to food. Fifty-per cent of the manuscripts measured food availability/ accessibility, 18 % measured PA availability/accessibility, 20 % measured media availability/accessibility, 30 % focused on feeding style, 23 % focused on parenting related to PA and 20 % focused on parenting related to screen time. Conclusions: Many researchers chose to design new measures for their studies but often the items employed were brief and there was a lack of transparency in the psychometric properties. Many of the current measures of the home food and PA environment focus on one or two constructs; more comprehensive measures as well as short screeners guided by theoretical models are necessary to capture influences in the home on food and PA behaviours of children. Finally, the current measures of the home environment do not necessarily translate to specific subpopulations. Recommendations were made for future validation of measures in terms of appropriate psychometric testing. Keywords Child obesity Home environment Measurement PsychometricsThe prevalence and severity of childhood overweight have increased significantly in the past three decades (1)(2)(3) . Negative sequalae from being overweight during childhood include being at a higher risk for a number of chronic and acute conditions (4) as well as negative social and psychological outcomes (5) . The source for the majority of childhood obesity cases can be attributed to energy imbalance which has been linked to changes in the food and physical activity (PA) environments (6,7) . The home environment has been documented as one that can either facilitate or inhibit healthful eating and PA, and caregivers play a key role in the development of the social and physical environment within a household (8,9) . From a social environment perspective, caregivers serve as role models for PA, dietary and media behaviours and influence the child's health behaviours and weight status through parenting strategies and feeding styles (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) . In addition, a child participates in more PA when a greater amount of space and active toys are available in the home (22,23) . Likewise, access to food items can impact consumption (24,25) . Similarly, when more screen opportunities are available, children are more likely to engage i...

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Measures of the home environment related to childhood obesity: a systematic review

Pinard

Yaroch

Hart

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Four items were averaged to create a measure of limit setting of sedentary behaviors. Construct validity of the PEAS was supported through comparison of the scale with the Child Feeding Questionnaire (Birch et al, 2001) among a sample of ethnically diverse parents (Larios et al, 2009); study results demonstrated positive correlations between the PEAS subscales and subscales on the Child Feeding Questionnaire. In addition, positive correlations shown between the PEAS and parental use of strategies for reducing child fat intake support concurrent validity of the tool as findings suggest that parents who use behavioral strategies for fat and fiber were also more likely to use parenting strategies that promote a healthy lifestyle.…”

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“…The limiting-activity subscale of the parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS; Arredondo et al, 2006;Larios, Ayala, Arredondo, Baquero, & Elder, 2009) was used to assess parents' use of appropriate boundaries for sedentary behaviors. Parents were instructed to indicate how often they engage in the particular parenting practice specified in each item on a 4-point Likert scale.…”

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Effects of Parenting Style and Parent-Related Weight and Diet on Adolescent Weight Status

Alia

Wilson

George

et al. 2012

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

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Objective This study examined the interaction between parental limit setting of sedentary behaviors and health factors (weight status, physical activity [PA], fruit and vegetable [FV] intake) on standardized body mass index (zBMI) in African American adolescents. Methods Data were from 67 parent-adolescent dyads. Parental limit setting, PA and FV intake were assessed via self-report, and objective height and weight measurements were collected. Results Regressions examined the interaction between parental limit setting and BMI, PA, FV intake on adolescent zBMI. The model for parent BMI and FV intake accounted for 31% of the variance in adolescent zBMI. A significant interaction for parent BMI by limit setting showed that as parental BMI increased, higher (vs. lower) limit setting was associated with lower adolescent zBMI. Higher parent FV consumption was associated with lower adolescent zBMI. Conclusion Future interventions should integrate parent limit setting and target parent fruit and vegetable intake for obesity prevention in underserved adolescents.

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“…Some tools were found to describe only a few aspects of parenting which were not comprehensive enough to describe the patterns of parenting as a whole (Larios et al, 2009;Campis et al, 1986). Even though some tools were comprehensive, they were not suitable for the local culture, as the wording and behaviours asked were not reflecting the Eastern, especially Sri Lankan Tamil culture.…”

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“…Development of the questionnaire was mainly done by devising the items from the existing tools in literature and generation of new items from the FGDs and KIIs. The same procedure was followed by researchers in Western countries in development and validation of parenting scales (Arnold et al, 1993;Campis et al, 1996;Larios et al, 2009). Sri Lankan researchers also followed the same procedures in development of tools for different purposes (Fernandopulle, 2000;Amarasinghe, 2010).…”

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Development and validation of a questionnaire in parenting patterns : evidence from Tamil culture in Northern Sri Lanka

Subaskaran¹,

Balasuriya

2017

Sri Lanka J. Soc. Sci.

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Abstract:Adolescent health issues such as substance abuse, high risk sexual behaviours and psychosocial problems are becoming a threat globally. The World Health Organization has identified parenting interventions as a strategy to improve adolescent health. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to understand parenting practices for Northern Province Tamil culture in Sri Lanka. A Parenting Patterns Questionnaire (PPQ) with three subscales for three parenting dimensions; 'Connection', 'Control' and 'Respect', was constructed in accordance with parenting styles and parenting tools used in Western countries and by expert opinion. Item analysis was conducted to establish the internal consistency and exploratory factor analysis was conducted to check whether the items are assigned to the correct subscales. Construct validity of the PPQ was confirmed by demonstration of a moderate to good correlation with two hypothetical constructs, namely the wellbeing of the children demonstrated by the scores of Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and educational performance of the children assessed by the marks of previous term examination. The internal consistency of the PPQ and subscales was satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha > 0.7). The test re-test reliability also was satisfactory for PPQ (Pearson's correlation Coefficient > 0.9 for selected items). The correlations between the parenting quality assessed by the PPQ and the above mentioned constructs showed a moderate correlation (r > 0.3). This tool (PPQ) has the potential to be used by researchers to assess parenting in selected dimensions ('Connection', 'Control' and 'Respect') in Sri Lankan Tamil culture.

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Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)

Cited by 137 publications

References 35 publications

Measures of the home environment related to childhood obesity: a systematic review

Measures of the home environment related to childhood obesity: a systematic review

Effects of Parenting Style and Parent-Related Weight and Diet on Adolescent Weight Status

Development and validation of a questionnaire in parenting patterns : evidence from Tamil culture in Northern Sri Lanka

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