Parenting Stress, Child Weight-Related Behaviors, and Child Weight Status.

ABSTRACT: Background: There has been limited examination of the association between parenting stress and child weight-related behaviors. We aimed to determine whether parenting stress is associated with child weight-related behaviors, including physical activity, screen time, diet, sedentary time, and eating in the absence of hunger (EAH). Secondarily, we assessed association between parenting stress and child weight status. Methods: Mother-child dyads (N = 291) enrolled in the Newborn Epigenetic STudy (NEST), a longitudinal cohort study, completed surveys to describe parenting stress, and child diet. Children participated in the EAH task and wore accelerometers to assess sedentary time and physical activity. Child weight status was assessed using measured height a

SUBMITTER: White MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature