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Title: Children's healthy and unhealthy food intake related to parental fear of COVID-19, family communication patterns, and parental controlling feeding practices.
Authors: Kim, Kay (AUTHOR), Wallander, Jan (AUTHOR)
Source: Children's Health Care. Jul-Sep2026, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p288-310. 23p.
Subjects: Fear, Cross-sectional method, Dietary patterns, Research funding, Data analysis, Questionnaires, Statistical sampling, Family relations, Parenting, Structural equation modeling, Communication, Food habits, Statistics, Psychology of parents, Comparative studies, Data analysis software, COVID-19 pandemic, Children
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 changed the daily lives of families, including their food environments. We tested a conceptual model of potential influences on children's dietary intake under these conditions. Methods: 310 (51% fathers) parents with children ages 5–12 were recruited for an online study. Parents completed questionnaires to measure fear of COVID-19, family communication patterns, parental controlling feeding practices, and child's healthy and unhealthy food intake. Structural equation modeling was conducted, including a path analysis and a multi-group analysis to compare mothers and fathers. Results: Parental fear of COVID-19 was related to more conversation and conformity-oriented family communication patterns, which were associated with more parental controlling feeding practices. Conversation-oriented communication was related to less, while conformity-oriented communication was related to more unhealthy food intake by children. Conclusion: Family communication patterns play an important role in children's dietary intake. Therefore, it may be useful to help parents adopt positive parenting approaches to influence their children's healthy development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 changed the daily lives of families, including their food environments. We tested a conceptual model of potential influences on children's dietary intake under these conditions. Methods: 310 (51% fathers) parents with children ages 5–12 were recruited for an online study. Parents completed questionnaires to measure fear of COVID-19, family communication patterns, parental controlling feeding practices, and child's healthy and unhealthy food intake. Structural equation modeling was conducted, including a path analysis and a multi-group analysis to compare mothers and fathers. Results: Parental fear of COVID-19 was related to more conversation and conformity-oriented family communication patterns, which were associated with more parental controlling feeding practices. Conversation-oriented communication was related to less, while conformity-oriented communication was related to more unhealthy food intake by children. Conclusion: Family communication patterns play an important role in children's dietary intake. Therefore, it may be useful to help parents adopt positive parenting approaches to influence their children's healthy development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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