Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years).

Methods

Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of use for six JS parenting practices - negative emotions, restriction, monitoring, availability, modeling, and child involvement - based on parent and child report. Model covariates included self-reported parent

SUBMITTER: Thomson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448982 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature