Parental attitudes, beliefs, and practices about child feeding: relationship with preschoolers weight status
Aten. prim. (Barc., Ed. impr.)
; 47(cong): 24-28, dic. 2015. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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| ID: ibc-158806
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Parental beliefs, attitudes and practices in children's nutrition may determine deviations in the acquisition of the child's food preferences and in their self-regulation, who can influence their nutritional status.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and their relationship to the child's nutritional status.METHODS:
Cross-sectional and descriptive study developed in a sample of 1393 parents (mother mean = 34.47 years old; SD = 5.29; father mean = 36.87; SD = 5.69), from 1424 children, average age 4.58 (SD = 0.99), living in some regions of Portugal. Children's anthropometric measurements were evaluated and classified according to the NCHS referential (CDC, 2000). The Child Feeding Questionnaire was used (Birch et al, 2001).RESULTS:
Overall, 60.2% of children had normal weight, 5.5% underweight, 34.3% overweight (including obesity 17.4%), weight is significantly higher in males (36.8%) (Qui-square = 31.22; p = 0.000). Feeding practices that had higher mean values were perceived responsibility (mean = 13.43) and pressure to eat (mean = 14.21). Beliefs of concern, and practices of pressure to eat and reward are significantly higher in parents with lower income (p = 0.000). Performed a linear regression (stepwise method) between BMI and parental eating practices, we found that the greater concern about the child's weight (β = 024; p = 0.000) and greater practices of control (β = 012; p = 0.000), higher BMI and higher pressure to eat (β = -0.240; p = 0.000), the lower the child's BMI, explaining 12.4% of the BMI variability.CONCLUSIONS:
These results are a further contribution to the evidences of the influence of controlling eating behaviour in the child's self-regulation capacity, with implications on their food behaviour and increasing the risk of future obesity. This highlights the importance of assessing the practices of families in nutrition education programs, adjusting them to the growth pace and profile of childrenRESUMEN
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil
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Estado Nutricional
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Poder Familiar
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Nutrição da Criança
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Aten. prim. (Barc., Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu/Portugal