Parental and Child Self-Efficacy Explaining Food Intake through Self-Regulation: A Dyadic Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to social cognitive theory and socio-ecological models, self-efficacy and temptation-related self-regulation (the use of distraction or suppression) are modifiable predictors of health behaviors, such as food intake. Yet, there is limited evidence explaining how these factors are interlinked among parent-child dyads. This study investigated indirect effects of parental and child self-efficacy on food intake, via parental and child self-regulation.

Methods

The prospective study (the baseline [T1] and the 10-month follow-up [T2]) enrolled 924 parent-child dyads (1,848 individuals; 54.3% girls, aged 5-11 years, 88.9% mothers). Dyads were interviewed or completed self-report measures. Path analyses with maximum likelihood estimation were conducted.

Result

SUBMITTER: Zarychta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7891348 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature