Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics and Behaviors as Correlates of Preadolescent's Breakfast Habits

Ali, Rana A.; Razeq, Nadin M. Abdel; Alnuaimi, Karimeh; Alzoubi, Fatmeh

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2017.08.019

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“…The results bearing on the influences of maternal involvement and the attitudes of preadolescents toward breakfast eating on their breakfast‐skipping behavior are reported in this paper. Other results from the larger study have been reported elsewhere (Ali, Razeq, Alnuaimi, & Alzoubi, ).…”

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The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

Ali

Razeq

Alzoubi

et al. 2018

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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Background: Although skipping breakfast is common among children and adolescents, daily breakfast consumption is a healthy habit that is particularly important in childhood. There is a link between children's attitudes toward breakfast, breakfast-skipping behaviors, and maternal factors. Evidence demonstrating a clear relationship between maternal factors and preadolescent attitudes and behaviors toward breakfast skipping is scarce.Aims: This study aims to examine the mediation effect of preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast on the associations between maternal involvement (encouragement and control of breakfast eating) and preadolescent breakfast skipping. Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted across Jordan in public and private primary schools in 2015. A sample of 1,915 preadolescent students (10-11 years) and their mothers (N = 1,299) was generated through proportional cluster stratification sampling. The interrelationships were examined among the participants' demographics, the number of preadolescent skipped breakfasts during a given week, self-reported attitudes toward breakfast, and perceived maternal encouragement and control of breakfast-eating variables.Results: Analysis revealed that preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast and mothers' involvement in preadolescent breakfast were negatively correlated with preadolescent breakfast skipping. Linear regressions revealed that maternal involvement (i.e., encouragement and control of breakfast eating, and educational attainment levels) was predictive of preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast consumption. Multiple regressions using bootstrapping analysis showed that preadolescent attitudes partially mediated the effect of mothers' control and encouragement of breakfast consumption over preadolescent breakfast-skipping behavior.Linking Evidence to Action: Results suggest that preadolescent attitudes, maternal encouragement, and control of breakfast eating influenced preadolescent breakfast skipping. These findings emphasize the importance of carefully assessing preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast, maternal encouragement, and control of breakfast consumption when developing interventions aimed at reducing breakfast-skipping behavior.

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The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

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Razeq

Alzoubi

et al. 2018

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“…Parental health-promoting behaviours are related to what their adolescent children practice [12][13][14][15][16][17], especially breakfast habits [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Parents also have an active role in the prevention of certain non-desired habits regarding food consumption [28].…”

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“…In the literature analysis, we find that most studies relate better eating habits and the consumption of a healthier breakfast with a higher education, economic and social level of families [4,16,19,21,27], and these studies also relate skipping breakfast and dinner as a family with a higher consumption of non-healthy food [13][14][15]26].…”

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The Family as an Actor in High School Students’ Eating Habits: A Qualitative Research Study

Garrido-Fernández

Padilla

Sánchez-Ramos

et al. 2020

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In order to discover family conceptions and their difficulties with regard to healthy eating habits during the school day, a qualitative study framed in the phenomenological, exploratory, and explanatory perspective has been carried out to detect and describe the aspects and interrelationships that shape the study phenomenon. The researchers performed triangulation techniques and information analysis support with the Atlas-ti programme. As participants, the students’ parents belonging to public secondary education high schools in Huelva, and the capital and its province were included. The participants were intentionally chosen based on established selection and segmentation criteria. Four main categories were obtained from the triangulated analysis. Healthy breakfast, school snack, school cafeteria, and promotion of healthy food measures. Other subcategories were established within them. Families are well aware of the composition of a healthy breakfast, although this is often not translated into practice. Lack of time, comfort and market influence are the main challenges they encounter for their children to acquire healthy habits. The maintenance of healthy habits, their responsibility and control on behalf of the family, and promoting fruit consumption and healthy products from the part of the centre and its cafeteria were highlighted as improvement proposals.

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“…The authors defined skipping breakfast as “not having breakfast every day.” In addition, our results are consistent with the literature, as reported by Deshmukh‐Taskar et al (), and data from the Middle East region provided by Musaiger (). According to Ali et al (), the breakfast‐skipping rate among preadolescents (10‐11 years) residing in Jordan was 23%. Comparing the latter rate with that of the participants in this study supports the notion that skipping breakfast increases as children grow older.…”

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“…This could be explained by the findings of Hebestreit et al () that suggest that mothers are more likely to follow dietary guidelines. In another study, maternal perceptions of the importance of breakfast intake were found to influence how children perceived the value of breakfast (Ali, Razeq, Alnuaimi, & Alzoubi, ). In most cultures, mothers often assume responsibility for preparing breakfast.…”

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Predictors of breakfast skipping among 14 to 16 years old adolescents in Jordan: The influential role of mothers

Ali

Razeq

Al-Kloub

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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Aim:To assess the prevalence and identify the predictors of breakfast skipping among 14-to 16-year-old adolescents in Jordan, focusing on mother-related variables.Background: Breakfast is an essential meal across one's entire lifespan and especially important during the adolescent years. The practice of skipping breakfast has become so prevalent among adolescents that it is now a well-documented nutritional problem.Design: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design. Methods:A proportional cluster stratified sampling protocol was used to select 1896 adolescents and their mothers (1013) during the period of March to June 2016. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data on breakfast-skipping rates, the perceived reasons for this behavior, the perceived importance of consuming breakfast, and maternal encouragement of breakfast consumption. Results:The prevalence of breakfast skipping was 34.3% among adolescents and 21.5% among their mothers. A significant association was found between breakfast skipping among adolescents and their mothers (χ 2 [1, n = 998] = 37.90, P = .001).Maternal encouragement of breakfast consumption, gender, and adolescent perception of the importance of this meal were found to be significant predictors of adolescent breakfast skipping. Conclusion:The findings highlight the importance of involving mothers in developing nutritional health plans aimed at promoting regular breakfast consumption among adolescents.

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Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics and Behaviors as Correlates of Preadolescent's Breakfast Habits

Cited by 10 publications

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The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

The Family as an Actor in High School Students’ Eating Habits: A Qualitative Research Study

Predictors of breakfast skipping among 14 to 16 years old adolescents in Jordan: The influential role of mothers

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