OBJECTIVE: To describe the feeding practices and styles used by a diverse sample of low-income parents of preschool-age children. DESIGN: Thirty- to 60-minute meetings involving a semistructured interview and 2 questionnaires administered by the interviewer. SETTING: Low-income communities in Philadelphia, PA. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-two parents of 2- to 6-year-old children. PHENOMENA OF INTEREST: The feeding practices and styles of low-income parents of preschoolers. ANALYSIS: Qualitative interviews analyzed iteratively following a thematic approach; quantitative data analyzed using nonparametric and chi-square tests. RESULTS: Qualitative analyses revealed parents used a myriad of feeding practices to accomplish child-feeding goals. Racial/ethnic differences were seen; East Asian parents used more child-focused decision-making processes, whereas black parents used more parent-focused decision-making processes. Quantitative analyses substantiated racial/ethnic differences; black parents placed significantly higher demands on children for the amounts (H = 5.89, 2 df, P = .05; Kruskal-Wallis) and types (H = 8.39, 2 df, P = .01; Kruskal-Wallis) of food eaten compared to parents of other races/ethnicities. In contrast, significantly higher proportions of East Asian parents were classified as having an indulgent feeding style compared to black parents and parents of other races/ethnicities (chi(2)[4, n = 32] = 9.29, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Findings provide support for tailoring nutrition education programs to meet the diverse needs of this target audience. Copyright 2010 Society for Nutrition Education. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the feeding practices and styles used by a diverse sample of low-income parents of preschool-age children. DESIGN: Thirty- to 60-minute meetings involving a semistructured interview and 2 questionnaires administered by the interviewer. SETTING: Low-income communities in Philadelphia, PA. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-two parents of 2- to 6-year-old children. PHENOMENA OF INTEREST: The feeding practices and styles of low-income parents of preschoolers. ANALYSIS: Qualitative interviews analyzed iteratively following a thematic approach; quantitative data analyzed using nonparametric and chi-square tests. RESULTS: Qualitative analyses revealed parents used a myriad of feeding practices to accomplish child-feeding goals. Racial/ethnic differences were seen; East Asian parents used more child-focused decision-making processes, whereas black parents used more parent-focused decision-making processes. Quantitative analyses substantiated racial/ethnic differences; black parents placed significantly higher demands on children for the amounts (H = 5.89, 2 df, P = .05; Kruskal-Wallis) and types (H = 8.39, 2 df, P = .01; Kruskal-Wallis) of food eaten compared to parents of other races/ethnicities. In contrast, significantly higher proportions of East Asian parents were classified as having an indulgent feeding style compared to black parents and parents of other races/ethnicities (chi(2)[4, n = 32] = 9.29, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Findings provide support for tailoring nutrition education programs to meet the diverse needs of this target audience. Copyright 2010 Society for Nutrition Education. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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