Michael P Burke1, Sonya J Jones2, Edward A Frongillo2, Christine E Blake2, Maryah S Fram3. 1. Department of Sociology, Georgetown University, Car Barn Suite 209, 3520 Prospect Street NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA. 2. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. 3. College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between parenting styles and overall child dietary quality within households that are low-income and food-insecure. DESIGN: Child dietary intake was measured via a 24 h dietary recall. Dietary quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005). Parenting styles were measured and scored using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire. Linear regressions were used to test main and interaction associations between HEI-2005 scores and parenting styles. SETTING: Non-probability sample of low-income and food-insecure households in South Carolina, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Parent-child dyads (n 171). Parents were ≥18 years old and children were 9-15 years old. RESULTS: We found a significant interaction between authoritative and authoritarian parenting style scores. For those with a mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a higher HEI-2005 score (b = 3·36, P < 0.05). For those with an authoritarian score that was 1 sd above the mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a higher HEI-2005 score (b = 8.42, P < 0.01). For those with an authoritarian score that was -1 sd below the mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a lower HEI-2005 score; however, this was not significant (b = -1·69, P > 0·05). Permissive parenting style scores were negatively associated with child dietary quality (b = -2·79, P < 0·05). CONCLUSIONS: Parenting styles should be considered an important variable that is associated with overall dietary quality in children living within low-income and food-insecure households.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between parenting styles and overall child dietary quality within households that are low-income and food-insecure. DESIGN:Child dietary intake was measured via a 24 h dietary recall. Dietary quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005). Parenting styles were measured and scored using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire. Linear regressions were used to test main and interaction associations between HEI-2005 scores and parenting styles. SETTING: Non-probability sample of low-income and food-insecure households in South Carolina, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Parent-child dyads (n 171). Parents were ≥18 years old and children were 9-15 years old. RESULTS: We found a significant interaction between authoritative and authoritarian parenting style scores. For those with a mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a higher HEI-2005 score (b = 3·36, P < 0.05). For those with an authoritarian score that was 1 sd above the mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a higher HEI-2005 score (b = 8.42, P < 0.01). For those with an authoritarian score that was -1 sd below the mean authoritarian score, each unit increase in authoritative score was associated with a lower HEI-2005 score; however, this was not significant (b = -1·69, P > 0·05). Permissive parenting style scores were negatively associated with child dietary quality (b = -2·79, P < 0·05). CONCLUSIONS: Parenting styles should be considered an important variable that is associated with overall dietary quality in children living within low-income and food-insecure households.
Authors: Katherine N Balantekin; Stephanie Anzman-Frasca; Lori A Francis; Alison K Ventura; Jennifer O Fisher; Susan L Johnson Journal: Pediatr Obes Date: 2020-09-03 Impact factor: 4.000