Abstract
Objective: Examine child and parent perceptions of home food environment factors and associations with child fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. Design: Research staff administered surveys to children during after-school sessions, and parents completed surveys by mail or over the phone. Setting: Four urban elementary schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving primarily low-income populations. Participants: Seventy-three children (55 girls, 18 boys) and 1 parent/guardian per child participated in a theater-based intervention aimed at obesity prevention. Main Outcome Measures: Perceptions of home food environment factors (home FV availability, home FV accessibility; parental encouragement to eat FV; family meal frequency). Analysis: Descriptive statistics and paired t tests. Results: On average, child and parent perceptions of the home food environment were similar. When comparing child-parent dyad perceptions of home food environment, a moderate to high level of agreement (56%-86%) was found. Child report of home FV availability, home FV accessibility, parental encouragement to eat FV, and family meal frequency explained 26.7% of the variance in child FV intake, whereas parent report of these factors explained 4.9% of the variance. Conclusions and Implications: It is important to understand both child and parent perceptions of the home food environment when developing interventions aimed at increasing child FV intake.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 360-364 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2009 |
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Keywords
- child
- fruit and vegetable intake
- home environment
- parent
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Fruits and Vegetables at Home : Child and Parent Perceptions. / Robinson-O'Brien, Ramona; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne; Hannan, Peter J.; Burgess-Champoux, Teri; Haines, Jess.
In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 41, No. 5, 01.09.2009, p. 360-364.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Robinson-O'Brien, Ramona
AU - Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
AU - Hannan, Peter J.
AU - Burgess-Champoux, Teri
AU - Haines, Jess
PY - 2009/9/1
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