Carolyn Gunther1, Marla Reicks2, Jinan Banna3, Asuka Suzuki3, Glade Topham4, Rickelle Richards5, Blake Jones6, Karina Lora7, Alex Kojo Anderson8, Vanessa da Silva9, Christine Penicka10, Laura C Hopkins10, Mary Cluskey11, Nobuko Hongu9, Lillie Monroe-Lord12, Siew Sun Wong11. 1. Department of Human Sciences, Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: gunther.22@osu.edu. 2. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 3. Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Manoa, HI. 4. School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. 5. Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 6. Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 7. Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 8. Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 9. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 10. Department of Human Sciences, Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 11. School of Biological and Population Health Sciences Nutrition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 12. Department of Center for Nutrition, Diet, and Health, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify practices that parents use to influence early adolescents' food choices during independent eating occasions (iEOs) from parent and child perspectives. DESIGN: In-depth interviews. PARTICIPANTS: Low-income parents (n = 49) and early adolescent children (aged 10-13 years; n = 44) from 10 US states and the District of Columbia. PHENOMENON OF INTEREST: Parent and child perspectives on parenting practices that influence food choices during iEOs. ANALYSIS: Audio-recorded interviews transcribed verbatim, NVivo coding, and directed content analysis. RESULTS: Parents reported setting rules and expectations and managing availability or accessibility as the most common practices used to influence iEOs. Other practices included teaching, pressuring to eat, monitoring, and modeling. Children reported that their parents had rules about what they could or could not eat during iEOs and that they used specific strategies (eg, call or text) to monitor their iEOs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Additional studies are needed to confirm findings from this exploratory study. Future cross-sectional and longitudinal studies could determine whether and to what extent food parenting practices identified in the current study are associated with healthy dietary intake during iEOs, as well as potential racial and ethnic differences.
OBJECTIVE: To identify practices that parents use to influence early adolescents' food choices during independent eating occasions (iEOs) from parent and child perspectives. DESIGN: In-depth interviews. PARTICIPANTS: Low-income parents (n = 49) and early adolescent children (aged 10-13 years; n = 44) from 10 US states and the District of Columbia. PHENOMENON OF INTEREST: Parent and child perspectives on parenting practices that influence food choices during iEOs. ANALYSIS: Audio-recorded interviews transcribed verbatim, NVivo coding, and directed content analysis. RESULTS: Parents reported setting rules and expectations and managing availability or accessibility as the most common practices used to influence iEOs. Other practices included teaching, pressuring to eat, monitoring, and modeling. Children reported that their parents had rules about what they could or could not eat during iEOs and that they used specific strategies (eg, call or text) to monitor their iEOs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Additional studies are needed to confirm findings from this exploratory study. Future cross-sectional and longitudinal studies could determine whether and to what extent food parenting practices identified in the current study are associated with healthy dietary intake during iEOs, as well as potential racial and ethnic differences.
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: Lillie Monroe-Lord; Blake L Jones; Rickelle Richards; Marla Reicks; Carolyn Gunther; Jinan Banna; Glade L Topham; Alex Anderson; Karina R Lora; Siew Sun Wong; Miriam Ballejos; Laura Hopkins; Azam Ardakani Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-23 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Lillie Monroe-Lord; Alex Anderson; Blake L Jones; Rickelle Richards; Marla Reicks; Carolyn Gunther; Jinan Banna; Glade L Topham; Karina R Lora; Siew Sun Wong; Miriam Ballejos; Laura Hopkins; Azam Ardakani Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-16 Impact factor: 4.614