Abstract
Objective
To describe the methodology of the Impact of a Preschool Obesity Prevention intervention enhanced with positive behavioral supports.
Design
The social ecological model serves as the conceptual framework for this study, which
has a within- and between-subjects design with an intervention group and a delayed
intervention control group. This 3-year project will use formative methods to pretest
materials in Year 1, collect data pre- and postintervention with a follow-up at 4
months in Years 2 and 3, and conduct summative and process evaluation in Year 3.
Setting
Head Start centers in Southern and East-Central Mississippi counties.
Participants
Three hundred parents with 3-year-old children enrolled in 9 Head Start centers (53 classrooms) and 75 Head Start teachers.
Interventions
During Year 2, Hip Hop to Health Jr., Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports will be implemented.
Main Outcome Measures
Primary outcomes include changes in parenting and teacher practices. Secondary outcomes
include parent feeding styles as well as weight status and dietary intake. Variables
will be measured using anthropometrics and validated surveys.
Analysis
The primary analysis will be a multilevel 2 × 3 mixed ANOVA.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
September 20,
2020
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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