Ethnic differences in parental attitudes and beliefs about being overweight in childhood. (March 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Ethnic differences in parental attitudes and beliefs about being overweight in childhood. (March 2014)
- Main Title:
- Ethnic differences in parental attitudes and beliefs about being overweight in childhood
- Authors:
- Trigwell, J
Watson, PM
Murphy, RC
Stratton, G
Cable, NT - Abstract:
- Objective: This study examined the relationship between ethnic background and parental views of healthy body size, concerns surrounding overweight and attitudes to perceived causes of overweight in childhood. Method: A self-report questionnaire was designed to explore parental attitudes towards childhood weight. Sampling deliberately over-represented the views of parents from minority ethnic groups. Eight-hundred-and-eight parents of school-aged children completed the questionnaire. Parental data from Asian British, Black African, Black Somali, Chinese, South Asian, White British and Yemeni groups were included in the analysis. Results: Data showed that ethnic background was significantly associated with parental beliefs that overweight children will grow out of being overweight (X 2 [12, n = 773] = 59.25, p < 0.001) and that overweight children can still be healthy (X 2 [12, n = 780] = 25.17, p < 0.05). In both cases, agreement with the statements was highest among Black Somali parents. While the majority of parents believed that both dietary behaviours and physical activity played a role in the development of overweight in childhood, Yemeni parents were more likely to attribute overweight in childhood to dietary but not physical activity causes. Conclusion: Ethnic differences in parental perceptions of weight in childhood must be considered in the design of, and recruitment to, childhood obesity interventions aimed at minority ethnic groups.
- Is Part Of:
- Health education journal. Volume 73:Number 2(2014:Mar.)
- Journal:
- Health education journal
- Issue:
- Volume 73:Number 2(2014:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 73, Issue 2 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 73
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0073-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 179
- Page End:
- 191
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03
- Subjects:
- Body weight -- children -- ethnic groups -- overweight -- parents
Health education -- Periodicals
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http://hej.sagepub.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0017896912471035 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0017-8969
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