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Title: Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Beliefs about Being Overweight in Childhood
Language: English
Authors: Trigwell, J., Watson, P. M., Murphy, R. C., Stratton, G., Cable, N. T.
Source: Health Education Journal. Mar 2014 73(2):179-191.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: 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
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.1177/0017896912471035
ISSN: 0017-8969
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.
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Number of References: 38
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1020645
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