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Feeding styles and child weight status among recent immigrant mother-child dyads

Feeding styles and child weight status among recent immigrant mother-child dyads. by Jennie Kim. Introduction. Reason for choosing article Food habits strongly related to culture Increased interest in topic after coding videos for Dr. Boles. The source.

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Feeding styles and child weight status among recent immigrant mother-child dyads

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  1. Feeding styles and child weight status among recent immigrant mother-child dyads by Jennie Kim

  2. Introduction • Reason for choosing article • Food habits strongly related to culture • Increased interest in topic after coding videos for Dr. Boles

  3. The source • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) • Peer-reviewed online journal • Open access • Analyze behavioral aspects of diet and physical activity • Impact factor (IF) of 3.58

  4. Background • Immigrant population rapidly growing in the United States • Acculturation and the “obesogenic” environment • Importance of parenting • Feeding styles andfeeding practices

  5. Background: feeding styles Authoritative Authoritarian Indulgent Uninvolved

  6. Background: purpose • Indulgent feeding style linked to greater risk for childhood obesity • Hypothesis • “We hypothesized that children of parents with a low demanding/high responsive style would be at greater risk for overweight and obesity compared to those with a high demanding/high responsive style.”

  7. Methods: participants • Baseline data (2009-2011) from Live Well • 383 mother-child dyads • Eligibility criteria • <10 years in the U.S. • Haitian, Latino, or Brazilian descent • 20-55 years of age • Not pregnant (or >6 months postpartum) • Has child between 3-12 years old • Lives in Greater Boston area • Willing to be randomized

  8. Methods: participants • Informed consent obtained • Assent for children >7 years old • Written consent from caregiver for children <7 years • Measurement day at local school or non-profit organization • 9 children <3 years after being randomized

  9. Caregiver’s feeding styles questionnaire (CFSQ)

  10. Covariates • Child birth date and gender • Maternal age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, household size • Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) • Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) • Lifestyle in U.S. vs. home country

  11. Statistical analysis • Use of median • Typical in dietary analysis • Descriptive statistics • Multiple linear regression

  12. Results

  13. Results

  14. Discussion • Authoritarian and indulgent feeding styles are most common • Relationship with stress • Indulgent feeding style predictive of child weight status • Anti-immigrant feelings and actions during time of study

  15. Limitations • Generalizability is limited due to focus on Brazilian, Haitian, and Lationo families • Cross-sectional study • Only some aspects of acculturation were captured

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