The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population
Joint Authors
George, Sara M. St.
Alia, Kassandra A.
Wilson, Dawn K.
Kitzman-Ulrich, Heather
Schneider, Elizabeth M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The current study examined parental factors related to risk of adolescent obesity within the context of a family systems framework.
Methods.
Seventy predominantly African American, low-income caregiver-adolescent dyads participated in the study.
Validated measures of parental perceived child risk for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, parental limit setting for sedentary behavior, and parental nurturance were evaluated as predictors of adolescent body mass index.
Results.
In this cross-sectional study, multiple linear regression demonstrated that parents of adolescents with higher zBMI reported worrying more about their child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Parent limit setting was also a significant predictor of adolescent zBMI.
Contrary to expectations, higher levels of nurturance were associated with higher adolescent zBMI.
Post hoc analyses revealed a trend towards a significant interaction between nurturance and limit setting, such that high levels of both parental nurturance and limit setting were associated with lower adolescent zBMI.
Conclusions.
Current findings suggest the importance of authoritative parenting and monitoring of adolescent health behaviors in the treatment of obesity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schneider, Elizabeth M.& Wilson, Dawn K.& Kitzman-Ulrich, Heather& George, Sara M. St.& Alia, Kassandra A.. 2013. The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schneider, Elizabeth M.…[et al.]. The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population. Journal of Obesity No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Schneider, Elizabeth M.& Wilson, Dawn K.& Kitzman-Ulrich, Heather& George, Sara M. St.& Alia, Kassandra A.. The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population. Journal of Obesity. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492814
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492814