Abstract
Objective: To develop and test parent and early adolescent questionnaires to assess food parenting practices that influence early adolescent food consumption during independent eating occasions (iEOs). Methods: Cross-sectional online questionnaires were completed by 206 and 62 low-income parent/early adolescent (11–14 years) dyads at Time 1 and 2, respectively, recruited via a Qualtrics (Provo, UT) US national panel database. Principal component analyses, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability checks were performed. Results: Six parallel components were identified for parents and early adolescents with acceptable internal consistency and test–retest reliability. Scales included autonomy support, monitoring, availability, indulgence, expectations, and modeling. All except indulgence were positively correlated with importance of helping early adolescents make healthy choices during iEOs. Conclusions and Implications: Additional research is needed to test the questionnaires’ validity regarding relationships between parenting practices and early adolescent consumption during iEOs. Findings could inform development of interventions to improve consumption during these occasions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-313 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by money appropriated by Congress through the Hatch Act to the Agricultural Experiment Stations of land grant universities for multistate research projects.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
Keywords
- early adolescents
- food parenting practices
- independent eating occasions