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| Autor/inn/en | Trigwell, J.; Watson, P. M.; Murphy, R. C.; Stratton, G.; Cable, N. T. |
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| Titel | Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Beliefs about Being Overweight in Childhood |
| Quelle | In: Health Education Journal, 73 (2014) 2, S.179-191 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0017-8969 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0017896912471035 |
| Schlagwörter | Parent Attitudes; Questionnaires; Body Weight; Sampling; Minority Groups; Ethnicity; Correlation; Blacks; Whites; Asians; Physical Activities; Intervention; Foreign Countries; Indians; Health Behavior; Eating Habits; Children; Child Health; United Kingdom |
| Abstract | Objective: This study examined the relationship between ethnic background and parental views of healthy body size, concerns surrounding overweight and attitudes to perceived causes of overweight in childhood. Method: A self-report questionnaire was designed to explore parental attitudes towards childhood weight. Sampling deliberately over-represented the views of parents from minority ethnic groups. Eight-hundred-and-eight parents of school-aged children completed the questionnaire. Parental data from Asian British, Black African, Black Somali, Chinese, South Asian, White British and Yemeni groups were included in the analysis. Results: Data showed that ethnic background was significantly associated with parental beliefs that overweight children will grow out of being overweight ("X"[superscript 2][12, "n" = 773] = 59.25, "p" < 0.001) and that overweight children can still be healthy ("X"[superscript 2][12, "n" = 780] = 25.17, "p" < 0.05). In both cases, agreement with the statements was highest among Black Somali parents. While the majority of parents believed that both dietary behaviours and physical activity played a role in the development of overweight in childhood, Yemeni parents were more likely to attribute overweight in childhood to dietary but not physical activity causes. Conclusion: Ethnic differences in parental perceptions of weight in childhood must be considered in the design of, and recruitment to, childhood obesity interventions aimed at minority ethnic groups. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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