Parental perception of child weight and its association with weight-related parenting behaviours and child behaviours: a Chinese national study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parents commonly fail to correctly recognize the weight status of their child. Whether parental perception of child weight is associated with weight-related parenting behaviours and child behaviours is unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the distribution of parental perception of child weight and its associations with weight-related parenting behaviours and child behaviours in China.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Seven provinces in China.

Subjects

A total of 47 417 children aged 6-17 years and their parents were included from a national survey in 2013. Parental perception of child weight, weight-related parenting behaviours and child behaviours were self-reported. Child's weight and height were objectively measured.

Results

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284714 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature