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ArticleAppetite2015

A cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers' feeding practices. A qualitative study.

Nan Zhou, Charissa S L Cheah, Jennifer Van Hook, Darcy A Thompson, Shelby S Jones

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Article in Appetite, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nan ZhouUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Charissa S L CheahUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ccheah@umbc.edu.
Jennifer Van HookPennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Darcy A ThompsonUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Shelby S JonesUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County · USPennsylvania State University · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Population Research InstituteR24HD041025 · NICHD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK · PI LANDALE, NANCY S · 2001 to 2016
$9.7M
Parenting regarding TV viewing and overweight in Latino preschool childrenK23HD060666 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI THOMPSON, DARCY ANN · 2009 to 2013
$672k
Immigrant Chinese Preschooler's Social Development: The Role of Parents and SociaR03HD052827 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI CHEAH, CHARISSA SL · 2010 to 2011
$140k
NICHD NIH HHS 1R03HD052827-01NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD060666NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD052827NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD041025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Differences in parental feeding practices revealed across and within different ethnic/cultural groups indicate that cultural examinations of feeding practices in understudied non-European-American populations require urgent attention. China ranks as the second largest source country for children in foreign-born U.S. households. Contrary to the stereotype of slender Asians, Chinese-American young children are at high risk for obesity but have not received sufficient attention from researchers and practitioners dealing with parental feeding practices and childhood obesity. The present study aimed to understand food-related parenting practices among Chinese immigrants in the U.S. using qualitative focus groups. Twenty-two mothers with preschool aged children participated in a discussion regarding parent-child food-related interactions and feeding practices. A thematic approach was adopted to analyze the focus group data following five stages of framework analysis. Thirteen key themes of feeding practices were identified, including 9 that are in existing feeding measures (pre-exiting practices) and 4 practices that have not been documented or emphasized in previous feeding measures (culturally-emphasized practices), including regulating healthy routines and food energy, spoon-feeding, using social comparison to pressure the child to eat, and making an effort to prepare/cook specific foods. Through the use of an emic approach and meaning-centered evidence, the complexities of parent-child interactions and unique nuances of parental feeding in this understudied population were revealed. Our findings can guide future development of culturally-appropriate measurement and inform intervention programs to promote the healthy development of Chinese-American children.

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CultureEmigrants and ImmigrantsFeeding BehaviorMothersParent-Child RelationsAdultChildChild, PreschoolChild RearingEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle AgedParentingChildhood obesityFocus groupsParental feedingU.S. Chinese immigrants

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PMID25555536
PMCPMC4351959
OpenAlexW2070606463

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