Development of a Survey to Assess Latino Fathers' Parenting Practices Regarding Energy Balance–Related Behaviors of Early Adolescents. (February 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Development of a Survey to Assess Latino Fathers' Parenting Practices Regarding Energy Balance–Related Behaviors of Early Adolescents. (February 2020)
- Main Title:
- Development of a Survey to Assess Latino Fathers' Parenting Practices Regarding Energy Balance–Related Behaviors of Early Adolescents
- Authors:
- Zhang, Youjie
Reyes Peralta, Alejandro
Arellano Roldan Brazys, Patricia
Hurtado, Ghaffar Ali
Larson, Nicole
Reicks, Marla - Abstract:
- Latino adolescents face challenges to performing energy balance–related behaviors (EBRBs) to prevent childhood obesity, including healthy dietary intake, adequate physical activity, and limited screen time. Fathers are underrepresented in family-based obesity interventions but could be influential in shaping the EBRBs of Latino children. Three types of parenting practices (setting expectations/limits, role modeling, managing availability and accessibility) have shown relatively consistent positive relationships with children's EBRBs in studies that have mostly involved mothers. The purpose of this study was to develop measures to assess Latino fathers' parenting practices based on existing measurement instruments, focus groups and cognitive testing. Criterion validity of the measures (40 items) was examined with Latino fathers and their early adolescents (10-14 years old, n = 96 dyads) who were predominantly from low-income, two-parent households. Criterion validity was indicated by significantly higher intakes of fruit and vegetables; lower intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets/salty snacks and fast foods; more weekly physical activity hours; and fewer daily screen time hours among adolescents who reported high versus low levels/frequencies of supportive parenting practices. In addition, nearly all scales of adolescent-reported paternal behavioral modeling and availability/accessibility practices were significantly correlated with adolescents' corresponding EBRBs (rLatino adolescents face challenges to performing energy balance–related behaviors (EBRBs) to prevent childhood obesity, including healthy dietary intake, adequate physical activity, and limited screen time. Fathers are underrepresented in family-based obesity interventions but could be influential in shaping the EBRBs of Latino children. Three types of parenting practices (setting expectations/limits, role modeling, managing availability and accessibility) have shown relatively consistent positive relationships with children's EBRBs in studies that have mostly involved mothers. The purpose of this study was to develop measures to assess Latino fathers' parenting practices based on existing measurement instruments, focus groups and cognitive testing. Criterion validity of the measures (40 items) was examined with Latino fathers and their early adolescents (10-14 years old, n = 96 dyads) who were predominantly from low-income, two-parent households. Criterion validity was indicated by significantly higher intakes of fruit and vegetables; lower intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets/salty snacks and fast foods; more weekly physical activity hours; and fewer daily screen time hours among adolescents who reported high versus low levels/frequencies of supportive parenting practices. In addition, nearly all scales of adolescent-reported paternal behavioral modeling and availability/accessibility practices were significantly correlated with adolescents' corresponding EBRBs (r = 0.22 to 0.54). However, poor validity and agreement with early adolescents' reports were found for most father-reported parenting practices. Overall, this study indicated that the measures were acceptable for assessing adolescents' report of Latino fathers' parenting practices around EBRBs. The findings also indicate the importance of including early adolescents' reports in measuring paternal parenting practices. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Health education & behavior. Volume 47:Number 1(2020:Feb.)
- Journal:
- Health education & behavior
- Issue:
- Volume 47:Number 1(2020:Feb.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 47, Issue 1 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 47
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0047-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 123
- Page End:
- 133
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Subjects:
- adolescents -- dietary intake -- Latino fathers -- parenting practices -- physical activity -- screen time
Health education -- Periodicals
Health behavior -- Periodicals
613.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://heb.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1090198119878769 ↗
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- English
- ISSNs:
- 1090-1981
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