Associations between household food insecurity, parental self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable parenting practices among parents of 5-8 year old overweight children
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moore, Carolyn E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hilmers, Angela | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Radcliffe, John | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Bush, Rose | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Cullen, Karen | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Chandan, Prasad | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T16:37:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T16:37:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-12-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Food insecurity may negatively impact children's dietary intake by affecting parenting quality. This study investigated whether food insecurity influences parental self-efficacy and parenting practices to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. A secondary analysis was conducted using baseline data from 31 mothers of 5-8 year old overweight children who participated in an obesity treatment program. Household food security status, parental self-efficacy (modeling/socialization, planning/encouraging and availability/accessibility) and parenting practices (structure, responsiveness, non-directive control, and external control) were assessed using validated measures. Independent t-tests compared differences by food security status. Results showed no significant differences between food-secure and insecure groups. A trend towards a decrease in parental self-efficacy to make fruit and vegetables available and accessible at home was observed in the food-insecure group. This finding supports further hypothesis-driven research examining the impact of food insecurity on parental self-efficacy and food-related parenting practices. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11274/10058 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health and environmental sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.title | Associations between household food insecurity, parental self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable parenting practices among parents of 5-8 year old overweight children | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Health Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.department | Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nutrition | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Master | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |