Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: a content map to guide future research

Vaughn, Amber; Ward, Dianne S.; Fisher, Jennifer O.; Faith, Myles S.; Hughes, Sheryl O.; Kremers, Stef; Musher‐Eizenman, Dara R.; O’Connor, Teresia M.; Patrick, Heather; Power, Thomas G.

doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuv061

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“…All findings relating to the theme “techniques” and “using food to promote desirable behaviour” which was identified as a barrier can be mapped on to, and support the taxonomy of food parenting practices identified by Vaughn et al (2016). This content map provides clear terminology and definitions of specific parenting practices relating to food within three overarching constructs: coercive control, structure and autonomy support.…”

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“…Implementing household rules and routines and modelling relate to the “Structure” construct described by Vaughn et al (2016). Indeed, “modelling”, relating to the reinforcement of positive behaviours demonstrated by parents and peers, and “food preparation” are identified as specific sub-constructs with definitions analogous to the findings reported in this study.…”

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“…Credibility of the findings could have been further enhanced through the use of member checking (Guba & Lincoln, 1994), however the scope of our ethical approval did not include contacting and returning to participants to share our findings. Transferability of the findings from this study is aided by the mapping of findings on to the food parenting concepts described by Vaughn et al (2016), a technique which can be applied to other studies in order to compare findings from other cohorts. The extent to which the findings of this study are limited to the participants and study context is further explored below.…”

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“…An audit trail at all stages of analysis, for all researchers involved, was kept to maximize the trustworthiness of findings (Lincoln, 1995; Mays & Pope, 2000). Analysis of techniques used by participants to try to implement healthy feeding practices was informed by the constructs suggested by Vaughn et al (2016). …”

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“…For example, theories such as the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1991) and trans theoretical model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 2005) help to understand why parents who report being motivated around providing healthy diets for their children may not carry out specific behaviours that result in implementation of these intentions. In addition, research has been carried out to explore and understand parenting practices specifically related to food (Gerards & Kremers, 2015; Gevers, Kremers, de Vries, & van Assema, 2014; Kiefner-Burmeister, Hoffmann, Meers, Koball, & Musher-Eizenman, 2014; Vaughn et al, 2016), which may provide a generalizable framework in which to understand some of the challenges parents face when trying to feed their children a healthy diet in an environment which may promote conflicting behaviours.…”

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Providing healthy diets for young children: the experience of parents in a UK inner city

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Objectives: There is a consistent body of evidence to demonstrate that obesity in very early childhood tends to continue into adolescence and through to adulthood. Parental practices in relation to food can have an effect on this trajectory, however existing studies reporting on interventions for treating obesity suggest there is a need to involve populations from demographically diverse backgrounds childhood obesity research. Design/Methods: A qualitative study was carried out using semi-structured interviews with parents in a deprived inner city area. Results: Although parents had good intentions towards providing a health diet for their chidren, a number of barriers emerged. Findings were reported in relation to the following themes: information and education; barriers (having a child with special needs, children’s food preferences and using food to promote desirable behaviour) and techniques (household rules & routines, setting limits and parameters, modelling and food preparation). Conclusion: Parents and carers would benefit from targeted interventions based on improving techniques around food parenting practices, with a focus on equipping parents with the skills to overcome barriers encountered not only in early childhood, but as children progress to school age and through to adolescence.

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Adapting family‐based treatment for paediatric obesity: A randomized controlled pilot trial

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Objective: This pilot study aimed to refine and test an adaption of familybased treatment (FBT) for eating disorders that addressed the distinct clinical needs of adolescents with overweight or obesity in the absence of eating disorder pathology. Our hypothesis was that FBT for paediatric obesity (FBT-PO) would be feasible to implement and superior to a nutrition education counselling (NEC) condition delivered to both parents and patients, thereby controlling for key information dissemination across groups while manipulating active therapeutic content and strategy.Method: Seventy-seven adolescents were randomized to FBT-PO or NEC across two sites.Results: Results supported our core prediction, in that weight status among adolescent study participants receiving FBT-PO remained stable while increasing among participants randomized to NEC. Attrition was high in both conditions. Conclusions: FBT-PO, while not seeming to yield a marked decrease in body mass index z-score, may arrest an otherwise-occurring weight-gain trajectory for these adolescents. This efficacy finding is consistent with the overall PO literature supporting parental involvement in the treatment of PO. Future research efforts should address retention in FBT-PO. KEYWORDSadolescence, family-based treatment, overweight, paediatric obesity Institutional affiliations:

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Parental food communication and child eating behaviours: A systematic literature review

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Aim: To review current evidence for parental food communication practices and their association with child eating behaviours. Methods:The PRISMA framework guided the reporting of the review; registered with Prospero in July 2020. Eligible studies were critically appraised using the Joanna Briggs Institute tools. Only quantitative studies that included a parental measure of food communication and a child measure of eating behaviour were included.Results: From 11 063 articles 23 were eligible for synthesis. The vast majority (82%) of studies used observational cross-sectional designs. Three involved observing parentchild dyads, with the remainder using questionnaires. Two quasi-experimental designs tested interventions and two randomised control trial were reported. The majority of measures assessing parental food communication were subscales of larger questionnaires. The Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire (CFSQ) was the most direct and relevant measure of parental food communication. Findings of reviewed studies highlighted that "how" parents communicate about food appears to impact child eating behaviours. Using child-centred communication provided promising outcomes for positive child eating behaviours, while parental "diet" communication was found to be associated with poorer dietary outcomes in children. Conclusions:Food communication research is in its infancy. However, evidence for the importance of parents' child-focused food communication is emerging, providing a focus for future research and interventions.So What?: Given the gaps in our understanding about prevention of disordered eating, there is a significant opportunity to explore what food communication strategies may assist parents to communicate about food in a positive way.

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Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: a content map to guide future research

Cited by 491 publications

References 182 publications

Providing healthy diets for young children: the experience of parents in a UK inner city

Providing healthy diets for young children: the experience of parents in a UK inner city

Adapting family‐based treatment for paediatric obesity: A randomized controlled pilot trial

Parental food communication and child eating behaviours: A systematic literature review

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