Cross-sectional associations between maternal self-efficacy and dietary intake and physical activity in four-year-old children of first-time Swedish mothers.
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; 125: 131-138, 2018 06 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Healthy dietary and physical activity behaviours are established early in life where children learn by observing their parents. Therefore, parents can act as role models and influence their children toward a healthier lifestyle. Besides a strong association between parental and child health behaviours, parents also influence their children's health behaviours through socio-cognitive processes, where perceived self-efficacy is the central component. The objective was to examine if parental self-efficacy among Swedish mothers was associated with their four-year-old children's dietary and physical activity behaviours.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study was based on information from control participants that took part in the Swedish primary prevention trial of childhood obesity (PRIMROSE) (nâ¯=â¯420 mother-child pairs). Linear regression models were used to examine the associations between parental self-efficacy (Parental Self-Efficacy for Promoting Healthy Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviours in Children Scale) and children's dietary intake (parent reported) and levels of physical activity (accelerometer) with adjustments for potential confounders.RESULTS:
Mothers' efficacy beliefs in promoting healthy dietary or physical activity behaviours in their children were associated with a slightly higher consumption of fruit and vegetables among their children (ß 0.03 [95%CI 0.01; 0.04] Pâ¯<â¯0.001) and slightly higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous activity (ß 0.43 [95%CI 0.05; 0.81] Pâ¯=â¯0.03). Mothers' belief in their ability to limit unhealthy dietary and physical activity behaviours was inversely associated with children's intake of unhealthy snacks (ß -0.06 [95%CI -0.10; -0.02] Pâ¯<â¯0.01).CONCLUSION:
Our cross-sectional study suggests weak positive correlations between maternal self-efficacy and healthy dietary and physical activity behaviours, and weak inverse associations between maternal self-efficacy and unhealthy dietary and physical activity behaviours among their children.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Exercício Físico
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Autoeficácia
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Dieta
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article