A longitudinal study of perceived stress, tangible social support, and gender on Mexican American parental feeding practices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the association between perceived stress and perceived tangible social support on parental feeding practices in a sample of Mexican American parents of young children. Tangible social support was examined as a potential moderator of perceived stress on parental feeding. Results by parent gender were also examined.

Method

A secondary analysis of data from a 2-year, longitudinal cohort study of parental feeding practices and child weight status was used. The sample consisted of (N = 495) Mexican American parents. Random effects models that accounted for the interdependence of couples were used to test hypotheses.

Results

Perceived stress was negatively associated with positive involvement, b = -0.07, SE = 0.03, 95% conf

SUBMITTER: Flores M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12157749 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature