Influence of parenting styles in the context of adolescents' energy balance-related behaviors: Findings from the FLASHE study

Zhang, Youjie; Davey, Cynthia; Larson, Nicole; Reicks, Marla

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2019.104364

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“…While adolescent males embraced this role, and some were motivated by this role, adolescent females and young adults perceived dad’s work schedule as a factor that limited opportunities to engage with him around health behaviors. This is consistent with other studies that have found that Latinx fathers experience high levels of stress and fatigue from physically demanding occupations, which can serve as barriers to engaging in activities with their children [ 43 , 44 , 45 ]. In the U.S., Latinx men are more likely to work manual labor jobs, work non-traditional hours, and have multiple physically demanding jobs [ 43 , 46 ].…”

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“…Despite reporting limited interactions with their dads due to his work schedule, it was clear from participants that dads are still sources of support for health behaviors. Studies have demonstrated that because of this role as the family provider and head of the household, dads have a unique influence on the health of their children and are important agents of behavior change [ 45 , 58 , 59 ]. Future studies should examine how to leverage Latinx fathers’ status as the family leader for health promotion and disease prevention opportunities.…”

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Perceptions of Family-Level Social Factors That Influence Health Behaviors in Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

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Given that health behaviors occur within the context of familial social relationships, a deeper understanding of social factors that influence health behaviors in Latinx families is needed to develop more effective diabetes prevention programming. This qualitative study identified perceived family-level social factors that influence health behaviors in Latinx adolescents (12–16 years; N = 16) and young adults (18–24 years; N = 15) with obesity and explored differences in perceptions across sex and age. Participants completed an in-depth interview that was recorded, transcribed, and coded using thematic content analysis. Emergent themes central to health behaviors included: perceived parental roles and responsibilities, perceived family social support for health behaviors, and familial social relationships. Mom’s role as primary caregiver and dad’s role as a hard worker were seen as barriers to engaging in health behaviors among adolescent females and young adults, males and females. Adolescents perceived receiving more support compared to young adults and males perceived receiving more support compared to females. Health behaviors in both age groups were shaped through early familial social interactions around physical activity. These insights suggest that traditional gender roles, social support, and social interaction around health behaviors are critical components for family-based diabetes prevention programs in high-risk Latinx youth and young adults.

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Perceptions of Family-Level Social Factors That Influence Health Behaviors in Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

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“…CHS nurses have, both historically and more recently, mainly focused on monitoring the child's physical and mental development and the mothers' health to support their parenthood (Wells et al, 2017). This has occurred in spite of research showing that the involvement of both parents in the child's upbringing promotes the health and development of the child (Hallberg et al, 2005;Singh, 2017;Barboza et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2019). Furthermore, a study from four The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries shows that an overwhelming majority of fathers took some time off work to be involved in the daily care of their child (Huerta et al, 2013).…”

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Individual parental conversations with non-birthing parents

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Johansson

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Prim Health Care Res Dev

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Aim: The aim of this study was to describe Child Health Service (CHS) nurses’ experiences with conducting individual parental conversations (IPCs) with non-birthing parents. Background: CHS nurses in Sweden mainly focus on monitoring a child’s physical and mental development and the mothers’ health in order to support their parenthood. The assignment of the CHS includes identifying dysfunctional social relationships in a family and strengthening responsive parenting. An imbalance arises within the family when someone in the family suffers from illness, which could have a negative effect on the whole family’s health and well-being. Methods: An inductive, descriptive qualitative study design was used to describe and to gain an understanding of the CHS nurses’ experiences. Data were collected in 13 interviews, and a qualitative content analysis was performed. Findings: The analysis of interviews with CHS nurses resulted in two main categories, each with three subcategories. The main categories are: working for equality and applying a family focus, and dealing with challenges in the developing assignment. The IPCs stimulate the CHS nurses to work for more equality and to apply a family focus, which can be a way of strengthening the families’ health and the children’s upbringing. Developing the CHS nurses’ assignment can be a challenge that appears to entail positive outcomes for CHS nurses, while also generating the need for CHS nurses to receive supervision to find ways to improve their approach and practice.

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“…However, it was shown in this study that parental support was still significantly related to the minutes of out-of-school MVPA, both in boys and girls. Previous studies using the same questionnaire also indicated that parental support was positively associated with MVPA in American youths aged 9–18 years old [ 37 , 38 ]. Furthermore, a longitudinal study identified that parental support reported by teenagers in early adolescence had long-term associations with MVPA up to 5 years later [ 39 ].…”

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Associations between Psychosocial Variables, Availability of Physical Activity Resources in Neighborhood Environment, and Out-of-School Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents

Nan

Gao

Zhang

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between psychosocial variables (peer support, parental support, autonomous motivation, and controlled motivation), availability of physical activity resources in a neighborhood environment, and out-of-school moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among Chinese adolescents. The questionnaire of Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) Study was used to collect information on demographics, socioeconomic status, psychosocial variables, available physical activity resources in the neighborhood environment, and minutes of out-of-school MVPA. ANOVA analysis and multiple regression analysis were performed. The mean age of the 3833 adolescents included in our analysis was 14.7 years old (SD = 1.7). Peer support (b = 9.35, 95% CI: 7.55–11.15), autonomous motivation (b = 6.46, 95% CI: 4.09–8.82), parental support (b = 3.90, 95% CI: 1.75–6.07), and availability of physical activity resources in neighborhood environment (b = 3.18, 95% CI: 1.99–4.36) were significantly associated with out-of-school MVPA (p < 0.05). Controlled motivation was insignificantly related to minutes of out-of-school MVPA. Boys spent more time on out-of-school MVPA than girls (p < 0.001) and had a high level of peer support, parental support, and motivation (p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that interventions targeting the out-of-school MVPA among Chinese adolescents should focus on the psychosocial variables and neighborhood environment.

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Influence of parenting styles in the context of adolescents' energy balance-related behaviors: Findings from the FLASHE study

Cited by 11 publications

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Perceptions of Family-Level Social Factors That Influence Health Behaviors in Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Perceptions of Family-Level Social Factors That Influence Health Behaviors in Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Individual parental conversations with non-birthing parents

Associations between Psychosocial Variables, Availability of Physical Activity Resources in Neighborhood Environment, and Out-of-School Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents

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