Adolescents' reports of chaos within the family home environment: Investigating associations with lifestyle behaviours and obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Disorganised and chaotic home environments may hinder the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours and contribute to excessive weight gain among adolescents. We examined whether self-reported level of chaos within the family home environment is associated with lifestyle behaviours and obesity in adolescent girls and boys.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from the 3rd wave of the Québec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth (QUALITY) study were analyzed. The sample consisted of n = 377 White adolescents with a history of parental obesity. Home environment chaos was measured using the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS) analyzed both continuously and dichotomized as high vs. low chaos. Body Mass Index z-scores (zBMI) were computed using WHO standards from m

SUBMITTER: Van Hulst A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879426 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature