ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Associations between parent and child physical activity and eating behaviours in a diverse sample: an ecological momentary assessment study.
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- A Health-Related Digital Ecological Momentary Assessment in Children (Aged 5- 11 Years): Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Associations Between Parent's and Child's Total Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Hispanic/Latino Families.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Trial
- Parental/Guardian-Child Physical Activity in Relation to Racial/Ethnic Inequities in the Americas: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Parent-Child Associations of Eating Habits According to Domains of Parental Physical Activity (EPI-Family Health Study).Nutrients · 2025Article
- Leveraging recreational activities to reduce obesity-related behaviors in children from lower-income households.Appetite · 2025Article
- Diet quality of Marshallese mothers of young children in Northwest Arkansas: an exploratory study.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Household Factors Contributing to Dietary Quality and Food Security in Low-Income Households with School-Age Children in the United States.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Article
- Associations of Maternal and Paternal Parenting Practices With Children's Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity: Preliminary Findings From an Ecological Momentary Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Parental Stress and Girls' and Boys' Physical Activity Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse and Immigrant/Refugee Populations.Pediatric exercise science · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study is a secondary data analysis that examines the association between parent modelling of dietary intake and physical activity and the same child behaviours among different races/ethnicities using innovative, rigorous and objective measures.
designEcological momentary assessment surveys were sent to parents to assess whether their child had seen them exercise or consume food. Dietary recall data and accelerometry were used to determine dietary intake and physical activity behaviours of children.
settingParticipants were randomly selected from primary care clinics, serving low-income and racially/ethnically diverse families in Minnesota, USA.
participantsParticipants were families with children aged 5-7 years old who lived with parents 50 % of the time and shared at least one meal together.
resultsA 10 percentage point higher prevalence in parent modelling of fruit and vegetable intake was associated with 0·12 higher serving intake of those same foods in children. The prevalence of parent modelling of eating energy dense foods (10 % prevalence units) was associated with 0·09 higher serving intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Furthermore, accelerometry-measured parent sedentary hours was strongly correlated with child sedentary time (0·37 child sedentary hours per parent sedentary hours). An exploratory interaction analysis did not reveal any statistical evidence that these relationships depended on the child's race/ethnic background.
conclusionsInterventions that increase parent modelling of healthy eating and minimise modelling of energy dense foods may have favourable effects on child dietary quality. Additionally, future research is needed to clarify the associations of parent modelling of physical activity and children's physical activity levels.
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