BACKGROUND: Involvement of Latino fathers in food and activity parenting practices has implications for child obesity prevention yet remains largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: To explore Latino fathers' perspectives and parenting experiences regarding early adolescents' eating, physical activity, and screen-time behaviors using the focus group method. DESIGN: Twenty-six fathers (primarily Mexican-American men) of 10- to 14-year-old children participated in one of four focus groups between March and October 2016. Focus groups were conducted in Spanish by male moderators. PARTICIPANTS/SETTINGS: A convenience sample was recruited from three community centers and one charter school in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. ANALYSIS: Audiotaped focus groups were transcribed verbatim in Spanish and translated to English; transcripts were coded and analyzed for themes based on the grounded theory approach. RESULTS: Three themes emerged including 1) paternal beliefs and concerns about early adolescents' diet, physical activity, and screen time; 2) paternal food and activity parenting practices; and 3) factors that may influence paternal involvement in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Father-reported food and activity parenting practices included setting expectations and limits, role modeling, managing availability and accessibility, teaching and reasoning, monitoring, motivating, and doing things together. Factors influencing paternal involvement were identified at intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social-environmental levels, which included paternal dietary and activity behaviors, self-efficacy, time and financial constraints, parental congruency, child resistance, perceived gender role, and environmental challenges. CONCLUSIONS: Fathers identified eight major food and activity parenting practices they use to promote a healthy lifestyle for their adolescent children and factors that influence their involvement. Health care professionals can use this information to provide culturally appropriate and specific interventions for Latino American fathers of young adolescents.
BACKGROUND: Involvement of Latino fathers in food and activity parenting practices has implications for childobesity prevention yet remains largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: To explore Latino fathers' perspectives and parenting experiences regarding early adolescents' eating, physical activity, and screen-time behaviors using the focus group method. DESIGN: Twenty-six fathers (primarily Mexican-American men) of 10- to 14-year-old children participated in one of four focus groups between March and October 2016. Focus groups were conducted in Spanish by male moderators. PARTICIPANTS/SETTINGS: A convenience sample was recruited from three community centers and one charter school in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. ANALYSIS: Audiotaped focus groups were transcribed verbatim in Spanish and translated to English; transcripts were coded and analyzed for themes based on the grounded theory approach. RESULTS: Three themes emerged including 1) paternal beliefs and concerns about early adolescents' diet, physical activity, and screen time; 2) paternal food and activity parenting practices; and 3) factors that may influence paternal involvement in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Father-reported food and activity parenting practices included setting expectations and limits, role modeling, managing availability and accessibility, teaching and reasoning, monitoring, motivating, and doing things together. Factors influencing paternal involvement were identified at intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social-environmental levels, which included paternal dietary and activity behaviors, self-efficacy, time and financial constraints, parental congruency, child resistance, perceived gender role, and environmental challenges. CONCLUSIONS: Fathers identified eight major food and activity parenting practices they use to promote a healthy lifestyle for their adolescent children and factors that influence their involvement. Health care professionals can use this information to provide culturally appropriate and specific interventions for Latino American fathers of young adolescents.
Authors: Kiki S N Liu; Julie Y Chen; Michelle Y C Ng; Maegan H Y Yeung; Laura E Bedford; Cindy L K Lam Journal: Nutrients Date: 2021-10-22 Impact factor: 5.717
Authors: A Baltaci; G A Hurtado Choque; C Davey; A Reyes Peralta; S Alvarez de Davila; Y Zhang; A Gold; N Larson; M Reicks Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-10-18 Impact factor: 4.135
Authors: Cassandra M Johnson; Marlyn A Allicock; Joseph R Sharkey; M Renée Umstattd Meyer; Luis Gómez; Tyler Prochnow; Chelsey Laviolette; Elva Beltrán; Luz M Garza Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-16 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Natalie Campbell; Michèle Verdonck; Libby Swanepoel; Laine Chilman Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-17 Impact factor: 3.390