Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

Parental perception of children’s weight may influence parents’ feeding practices, and in turn, child dietary intake and weight status; however, there is limited evidence generated for preschoolers. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between Chinese parents’ percep...

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Autores principales:	Caihong Xiang, Youjie Zhang, Cuiting Yong, Yue Xi, Jiaqi Huo, Hanshuang Zou, Jiajing Liang, Zhiqian Jiang, Qian Lin
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	preschoolers feeding practices weight perceptions dietary patterns Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4856efc609424070a9f20aa0ddeeaf342021-11-25T18:33:53ZAssociation between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China10.3390/nu131137672072-6643https://doaj.org/article/4856efc609424070a9f20aa0ddeeaf342021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3767https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Parental perception of children’s weight may influence parents’ feeding practices, and in turn, child dietary intake and weight status; however, there is limited evidence generated for preschoolers. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between Chinese parents’ perceptions of child weight, feeding practices and preschoolers’ dietary patterns. Participants (1616 parent-child pairs) were recruited from six kindergartens in Hunan, China. Parents’ misperception, concern, and dissatisfaction on child weight were collected through a self-administered caregiver questionnaire. Parental feeding practices and children’s dietary intake were, respectively, assessed using the Child Feeding Questionnaire and a Food Frequency Questionnaire. Linear regression models were applied to analyze associations between parental weight perceptions, feeding practices, and preschooler’s dietary patterns. Associations between parents’ weight perceptions and dietary patterns were significant only among underweight children. Regardless of child weight status, parental weight underestimation and preference for a heavier child were positively associated with pressure-to-eat. Parental weight concern was positively associated with restriction in normal weight child, but this was not found in other weight groups. In conclusion, Parents’ misperception, concern, and dissatisfaction about child weight are associated with parents’ feeding practices and may influence preschoolers’ dietary quality, but the relationships vary by children’s actual weight status.Caihong XiangYoujie ZhangCuiting YongYue XiJiaqi HuoHanshuang ZouJiajing LiangZhiqian JiangQian LinMDPI AGarticlepreschoolersfeeding practicesweight perceptionsdietary patternsNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3767, p 3767 (2021)
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topic	preschoolers feeding practices weight perceptions dietary patterns Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
spellingShingle	preschoolers feeding practices weight perceptions dietary patterns Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Caihong Xiang Youjie Zhang Cuiting Yong Yue Xi Jiaqi Huo Hanshuang Zou Jiajing Liang Zhiqian Jiang Qian Lin Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
description	Parental perception of children’s weight may influence parents’ feeding practices, and in turn, child dietary intake and weight status; however, there is limited evidence generated for preschoolers. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between Chinese parents’ perceptions of child weight, feeding practices and preschoolers’ dietary patterns. Participants (1616 parent-child pairs) were recruited from six kindergartens in Hunan, China. Parents’ misperception, concern, and dissatisfaction on child weight were collected through a self-administered caregiver questionnaire. Parental feeding practices and children’s dietary intake were, respectively, assessed using the Child Feeding Questionnaire and a Food Frequency Questionnaire. Linear regression models were applied to analyze associations between parental weight perceptions, feeding practices, and preschooler’s dietary patterns. Associations between parents’ weight perceptions and dietary patterns were significant only among underweight children. Regardless of child weight status, parental weight underestimation and preference for a heavier child were positively associated with pressure-to-eat. Parental weight concern was positively associated with restriction in normal weight child, but this was not found in other weight groups. In conclusion, Parents’ misperception, concern, and dissatisfaction about child weight are associated with parents’ feeding practices and may influence preschoolers’ dietary quality, but the relationships vary by children’s actual weight status.
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author	Caihong Xiang Youjie Zhang Cuiting Yong Yue Xi Jiaqi Huo Hanshuang Zou Jiajing Liang Zhiqian Jiang Qian Lin
author_facet	Caihong Xiang Youjie Zhang Cuiting Yong Yue Xi Jiaqi Huo Hanshuang Zou Jiajing Liang Zhiqian Jiang Qian Lin
author_sort	Caihong Xiang
title	Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
title_short	Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
title_full	Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
title_fullStr	Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
title_full_unstemmed	Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
title_sort	association between parents’ perceptions of preschool children’s weight, feeding practices and children’s dietary patterns: a cross-sectional study in china
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4856efc609424070a9f20aa0ddeeaf34
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Association between Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight, Feeding Practices and Children’s Dietary Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

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