ABSTRACT
Objective
To identify practices that parents use to influence early adolescents’ food choices
during independent eating occasions (iEOs) from parent and child perspectives.
Design
In-depth interviews.
Participants
Low-income parents (n = 49) and early adolescent children (aged 10–13 years; n = 44)
from 10 US states and the District of Columbia.
Phenomenon of Interest
Parent and child perspectives on parenting practices that influence food choices during
iEOs.
Analysis
Audio-recorded interviews transcribed verbatim, NVivo coding, and directed content
analysis.
Results
Parents reported setting rules and expectations and managing availability or accessibility
as the most common practices used to influence iEOs. Other practices included teaching,
pressuring to eat, monitoring, and modeling. Children reported that their parents
had rules about what they could or could not eat during iEOs and that they used specific
strategies (eg, call or text) to monitor their iEOs.
Conclusions and Implications
Additional studies are needed to confirm findings from this exploratory study. Future
cross-sectional and longitudinal studies could determine whether and to what extent
food parenting practices identified in the current study are associated with healthy
dietary intake during iEOs, as well as potential racial and ethnic differences.
Key Words
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Publication history
Published online: June 18, 2019
Accepted:
May 16,
2019
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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- CorrigendumJournal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorVol. 52Issue 2
- PreviewThe September 2019 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior carried a Research Brief titled “Food Parenting Practices That Influence Early Adolescents’ Food Choices During Independent Eating Occasions” (J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019;51(8):993-1002; https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jneb.2019.05.597 ). In Table 3, the “Food Parenting Practice” main theme “Teach” has 15 (not 5) supporting quotations. The authors regret this error.
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