Parenting and Feeding Styles and Parents' Body Mass Index as Predictors of Body Mass Index and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Mexican Children.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: Problems associated with eating and weight in childhood are complex and have a multifactorial etiology. In recent years, childhood obesity has become a global public health problem with short- and long-term physical, psychological, and social health consequences. This is a cross-sectional study that evaluates the relationship between parenting styles, eating styles, and parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's body mass index (BMI) and disordered eating behaviors (DEBs). Method: A sample of 372 dyads of mothers or fathers (mean age = 38 (SD = 8.8)) and boys or girls (mean age = 8.9 years (SD = 0.31)) was used. Results: Path analysis found that an authoritarian parenting style had a significant positive relationship with food approach (β

SUBMITTER: Castillo Rangel I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12430279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature