ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Parenting Styles, Food Parenting Practices, Family Meals, and Weight Status of African American Families.
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- Effects of Responsiveness and Responsibility Parenting Factors on Family Mealtime Outcomes in Overweight African American Adolescents.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- A Scoping Review of Eating Behaviors Associated with Weight Status in Black American Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Ecological predictors of family mealtime over time among overweight African American adolescent-parent dyads.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Association of Parental Feeding Styles with Body Composition Among Children in Two Regions in China.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: is there a connection between the body mass indexes of adolescents and their parents?International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2024Article
- Enhancing dietary adherence among African-American adolescents: the role of parenting styles and food-related practices.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
Parents influence adolescents' weight status through different strategies used in the home environment, including parenting styles (PSs), food parenting practices (FPPs), and family meal frequency. As the prevalence of obesity is higher among African American adolescents, investigation of which parental strategies serve as an adjustable factor for the prevention of obesity is critical. First, this study aims to examine the relationship between the different parenting influences and obesity statuses of both parents and 10-17-year-old adolescents among African American families. Second, it aims to examine the correlation between PSs and FPPs and frequency of family meals. A total of 211 parent-adolescent dyads completed an online survey using Qualtrics. Four PSs (i.e., authoritative, authoritarian, setting rules/expectations, and neglecting) and four FPPs (i.e., monitoring, reasoning, copying, and modeling) were identified for this study, along with family meal frequency. Body mass index (BMI) percentile and BMI were used to assess the obesity status of the adolescents and parents, respectively. No correlation was found between the adolescents' and parents' obesity status and the PSs and FPPs, while the adolescents' BMI percentile was significantly correlated with parental BMI. However, a higher number of family meals decreased the likelihood of obesity among the adolescents to some extend and depended on the type of BMI used. An authoritative PS was the only style related to family meal frequency, while three FPPs, namely, monitoring, reasoning, and modeling, were related to a greater number of family meals in African American families. The findings of this study can be used in the development of parental education workshops/sessions, with consideration of the cultural differences in African American families, and can help parents to adopt the best parenting strategy to promote the healthy weight status of their adolescents.
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