Correlates of parental misperception of their child's weight status: the 'be active, eat right' study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study reported on correlates of parental perception of their child's weight status. Associations between parental misperception (i.e., underestimation of the child's weight) and parental intention to improve their child's overweight-related health behaviors and their child meeting guidelines regarding these behaviors were also investigated.

Methods

Baseline data from the population-based 'Be active, eat right study' were used. The population for analysis consisted of 630 overweight and 153 obese five year-old children and their parents. Questionnaires were used to measure parental perception of the child's weight status, correlates of misperception (i.e., child age, child gender, child BMI, parental age, parental gender, parental country of birth, parental edu

SUBMITTER: Remmers T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3925202 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature