Using path analysis to understand parents' perceptions of their children's weight, physical activity and eating habits in the Champlain region of Ontario

Adamo, Kristi B.; Papadakis, Sophia; Dojeiji, Laurie; Turnau, Micheline; Simmons, Louise; Parameswaran, Meena; Cunningham, John D.; Pipe, Andrew; Reid, Robert D.

doi:10.1093/pch/15.9.e33

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“…Even though other studies have found children’s physical activity to be an important predictor of parent’s perceptions of child health risks (Adamo, 2010; Young-Hyman et al, 2000), our findings did not support this. Several issues with our design may have contributed to these null findings.…”

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Predictors of parental perceptions and concerns about child weight

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Appropriate levels of parental perception and concern about child weight are important components of successful obesity treatment, but the factors that contribute to these attitudes need clarification. The aim of this study was to identify child and parent characteristics that best predict parental perceptions and concerns about child weight. A cross-sectional design was used to assess characteristics of parents (e.g. age, income, and feeding attitudes) and children (e.g. body composition, ad libitum intake, and reported physical activity). Results are reported for 75, 4–6 year-olds from diverse ethnicities. Perceived child weight and concern were measured with the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ). Multiple linear regression was used to identify the best models for perceived child weight and concern. For perceived child weight, the best model included parent age, children’s laboratory intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and palatable buffet items, and two measures of child body composition (ratio of trunk fat-to-total fat and ratio of leg fat-to-total fat). For concern, child android/gynoid fat ratio explained the largest amount of variance, followed by restrictive feeding and SSB intake. Parental perceptions and concerns about child weight are best explained by models that account for children’s eating behavior and body fat distribution.

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“…father, mother, or other guardians). In fact, the mother's influence on the overweight of her children has been previously shown to be particularly strong [15,34,35], while the father's, but not mother's, parenting behaviors and styles were associated with an increased risk of childhood overweight/obesity [36]. In future studies, the respondents to the questionnaire should be taken into consideration.…”

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Parental perceptions and childhood overweight/obesity: A population-based study among school children in Japan

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Ochiai²,

Ohtsu³

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The lifestyle of children is primarily controlled by their parents, and that childhood obesity is related to family variables. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parental perceptions on childhood obesity and their child’s overweight/obesity in Japan. The study subjects were 3168 school children (aged 9 or 10 years) and their parents in the town of Ina, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, between 2002 and 2009. Information regarding parental perceptions about childhood obesity and the lifestyle factors of their children was collected using self-administered questionnaires completed by the participants and their parents. Childhood over-weight was defined according to the International Obesity Task Force cutoffs. Parental perceptions on childhood obesity were significantly associated with their child’s overweight status. Specifically, low perceptions regarding childhood obesity significantly increased the odds ratio (OR) for the child’s overweight status (OR: 1.86, 95% CI: 1.32 - 2.62). However, when the analysis was limited to children with both parents being overweight, there was no statistically significant difference between levels of parental perceptions and the overweight status of their children. Accordingly, the present study suggests that, when both parents are obese, not only is raising parental awareness important, but also encouraging parents to prevent themselves from becoming overweight, leads to improvements in the lifestyle habits of children, which may contribute to the prevention of childhood overweight

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“…Within this context of competing interests regarding the market of health promotion, it is not surprising that the subjective assessment of a family's health behavior often totally differs from the suggestions of experts and health professionals [16]. So, in fact, it is difficult for target families to develop a subjective need for action [17], and without the latter, an improvement in health behavior is impossible.…”

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Prevention of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and its Barriers

Markert¹

2015

Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

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The high prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity and the existence of an obesogenic environment in industrialized countries demand a societal obesity prevention strategy, i.e. structured health promotion. As scientists demand 'far bigger and bolder steps' in the field of pediatric obesity prevention, this issue has to move into public focus. The present societal infrastructures in industrialized countries are apparently obesogenic, i.e. a societal environment that generates overweight and obesity-promoting behavior. In an obesogenic environment, leading a healthy lifestyle becomes an every day life challenge that expends personal resources (e.g. knowledge, time, finances, selfefficacy). Nevertheless, several possibilities exist to make an industrialized consumer society less obesogenic. Putting this approach into practice requires a public will in order to convince political decision makers and involved stakeholders on all societal levels. Therefore, the main scientific task for the future should not only be to produce verifiable research outcomes but to communicate the obtained results outside of the scientific community in order to develop a societal rethinking about health prevention.The epidemic dimension of obesity and its comorbidities (e.g. metabolic syndrome) requires the prevention of further incidences. Public health science defines three different levels of prevention: universal prevention and health promotion, selective prevention, and targeted prevention. In this chapter, these three terms and their connection to pediatric obesity will be illustrated. Universal Prevention and Health PromotionThis level of prevention is directed to the whole population, independent of a person's weight status, in order to counteract an increase in obesity prevalence within that population. The most common method used here is the spreading of cognitive

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Using path analysis to understand parents' perceptions of their children's weight, physical activity and eating habits in the Champlain region of Ontario

Cited by 27 publications

References 52 publications

Predictors of parental perceptions and concerns about child weight

Predictors of parental perceptions and concerns about child weight

Parental perceptions and childhood overweight/obesity: A population-based study among school children in Japan

Prevention of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and its Barriers

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