The influence of parental practices on child promotive and preventive food consumption behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family is an important social context where children learn and adopt eating behaviors. Specifically, parents play the role of health promoters, role models, and educators in the lives of children, influencing their food cognitions and choices. This study attempts to systematically review empirical studies examining the influence of parents on child food consumption behavior in two contexts: one promotive in nature (e.g., healthy food), and the other preventive in nature (e.g., unhealthy food).

Methods

From a total of 6,448 titles extracted from Web of Science, ERIC, PsycINFO and PubMED, seventy eight studies met the inclusion criteria for a systematic review, while thirty seven articles contained requisite statistical information for meta-analysis. The parenta

SUBMITTER: Yee AZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5387370 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature