The Obesity Parenting Intervention Scale: Factorial Validity and Invariance Among Head Start Parents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity affects 15.7% of U.S. preschoolers, with higher rates among low-income and Spanish-speaking populations. Food, physical activity, and sleep parenting practices, referred to collectively as obesity-related parenting practices, are linked with children's risk of obesity and are a common target in family-based obesity interventions. Yet, there is no brief, validated measure of obesity-related parenting practices that is appropriate for use in intervention studies and for diverse audiences. This study tests the factorial validity of a brief measure of obesity-related parenting and measurement invariance of the English and Spanish versions of the scale, as well as among mothers and fathers.

Methods

Parents of children enrolled in Head Start (n=578; 500 mother

SUBMITTER: Figueroa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167826 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature