Childhood Obesity among Socioeconomically Vulnerable Families: A Path Model Using Parenting Behavior and Its Associates
10.15384/kjhp.2023.23.1.28
- Author:
Hwa-Mi YANG
1
;
Jina CHOO
Author Information
1. Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Korean Journal of Health Promotion
2023;23(1):28-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Background:Using path analysis, we aimed to examine whether parenting self-efficacy and parenting styles would be significant associates with parenting behavior, and the parenting behavior would be significantly associated with the obesity status of children from socioeconomically vulnerable families.
Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted with 61 parents and their children enrolled in public welfare systems in a community in Seoul, South Korea. Parenting behavior was defined as encouraging a child’s healthy eating habits and was measured using the Child Feeding Questionnaire.
Results:In the path model, higher levels of parenting self-efficacy and lower levels of authoritarian parenting were significantly associated with a higher level of parenting behavior, which was significantly associated with lower child body mass index z-scores.
Conclusions:Community health nurses need to provide intervention strategies for increasing parenting self-efficacy and decreasing authoritarian parenting styles to promote parenting behaviors and childhood obesity prevention among socioeconomically vulnerable families.
