Christina Y Huang1, Lucia A Reisch2, Wencke Gwozdz2, Dénes Molnár3, Kenn Konstabel4, Nathalie Michels5, Michalis Tornaritis6, Gabriele Eiben7, Alfonso Siani8, Juan M Fernández-Alvira9, Wolfgang Ahrens10, Iris Pigeot10, Lauren Lissner7. 1. 1Pardee Rand Graduate School,Santa Monica,CA,USA. 2. 3Department of Intercultural Communication and Management,Copenhagen Business School,Solbjerg,Frederiksberg,Denmark. 3. 4Department of Paediatrics, Medical Faculty,University of Pécs,Budapest,Hungary. 4. 5National Institute for Health Development,Tallinn,Estonia. 5. 6Department of Public Health,Ghent University,Ghent,Belgium. 6. 7Research and Education Institute of Child Health,Strovolos,Cyprus. 7. 8Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine,University of Gothenburg,PO Box 453,SE 405-30 Gothenburg,Sweden. 8. 9Institute for Food Sciences,Unit of Epidemiology and Population Genetics,National Research Council,Avellino,Italy. 9. 10Growth,Exercise,Nutrition, and Development (GENUD) Research Group,University of Zaragoza,Zaragoza,Spain. 10. 11Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS GmbH,Bremen,Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Children may influence household spending through 'pester power'. The present study examined pestering through parent-child food shopping behaviours in relation to children's diet and weight status. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and prospective analyses drawn from the IDEFICS study, a cohort study of parents and their children. Children's height and weight were measured and their recent diets were reported by parental proxy based on the Children's Eating Habits Questionnaire-FFQ at baseline and 2-year follow-up. Parents also completed questionnaires at both time points about pestering, including whether the child goes grocery shopping with them, asks for items seen on television and is bought requested food items. SETTING: Participants were recruited from eight European countries for the IDEFICS study (non-nationally representative sample). SUBJECTS: Study participants were children aged 2-9 years at enrolment and their parents. A total of 13 217 parent-child dyads were included at baseline. Two years later, 7820 of the children were re-examined. RESULTS: Most parents (63 %) at baseline reported 'sometimes' acquiescing to their children's requests to purchase specific foods. Pestering was modestly associated with weight and diet. At baseline, children whose parents 'often' complied consumed more high-sugar and high-fat foods. Children who 'often' asked for items seen on television were likely to become overweight after 2 years (OR=1·31), whereas 'never' asking protected against overweight (OR=0·72). CONCLUSIONS: Pestering was modestly related to diet and weight in cross-sectional, but not longitudinal analyses. Asking for items seen on television had the most robust relationships across child outcomes and over time.
OBJECTIVE:Children may influence household spending through 'pester power'. The present study examined pestering through parent-child food shopping behaviours in relation to children's diet and weight status. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and prospective analyses drawn from the IDEFICS study, a cohort study of parents and their children. Children's height and weight were measured and their recent diets were reported by parental proxy based on the Children's Eating Habits Questionnaire-FFQ at baseline and 2-year follow-up. Parents also completed questionnaires at both time points about pestering, including whether the child goes grocery shopping with them, asks for items seen on television and is bought requested food items. SETTING:Participants were recruited from eight European countries for the IDEFICS study (non-nationally representative sample). SUBJECTS: Study participants were children aged 2-9 years at enrolment and their parents. A total of 13 217 parent-child dyads were included at baseline. Two years later, 7820 of the children were re-examined. RESULTS: Most parents (63 %) at baseline reported 'sometimes' acquiescing to their children's requests to purchase specific foods. Pestering was modestly associated with weight and diet. At baseline, children whose parents 'often' complied consumed more high-sugar and high-fat foods. Children who 'often' asked for items seen on television were likely to become overweight after 2 years (OR=1·31), whereas 'never' asking protected against overweight (OR=0·72). CONCLUSIONS: Pestering was modestly related to diet and weight in cross-sectional, but not longitudinal analyses. Asking for items seen on television had the most robust relationships across child outcomes and over time.
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