Parental Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Children’s Nutrition and the Potential Mediator Effect between the Health Promotion Program 'Join the Healthy Boat' and Children’s Nutrition

Autor: Susanne Kobel, Ricarda Möhler, Bertram Szagun, Olivia Wartha, Jürgen M. Steinacker
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Parents
Eltern
obesity
health promotion
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Psychological intervention
lcsh:Medicine
parental self-efficacy
Overweight
law.invention
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vegetables
polycyclic compounds
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Media use
Child health
0303 health sciences
Self Efficacy
Vorschulkind
Gesunde Ern��hrung
nutrition
Child
Preschool

Female
medicine.symptom
Mediation (statistics)
Gesunde Ernährung
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Screen time
Parental self-efficacy
children
Environmental health
Humans
overweight
ddc:610
Nutrition
Self-efficacy
Physical activity
business.industry
Gesundheit
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health

Feeding Behavior
biochemical phenomena
metabolism
and nutrition

medicine.disease
Obesity
Diet
Parenteral nutrition
Fruit
Health promotion
Kindergarten children
diet
business
DDC 610 / Medicine & health
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 9463, p 9463 (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 24
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249463
Popis: Overweight and obesity, as well as their associated risk factors for diseases, are already prevalent in childhood and, therefore, promoting healthy eating is important. Parental self-efficacy (PSE) and early health-promotion can be helpful in promoting healthy eating. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of PSE on children&rsquo
s nutrition behavior and identify PSE as a mediator between an intervention and children&rsquo
s nutrition. The kindergarten-based health-promotion program &ldquo
Join the Healthy Boat&rdquo
was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial with 558 children (4.7 ±
0.6 years
52.3% male) participating at both times. Linear and logistic regressions as well as mediation analyses with potential covariates such as parental outcome expectancies or parental nutrition were carried out using questionnaire data. In children, PSE was positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake (&beta
= 0.237
p <
0.001) and showed a protective effect on soft drink consumption (OR 0.728
p = 0.002). Parental nutrition was a stronger predictor of children&rsquo
s intake of fruit, vegetables (&beta
= 0.451
0.001), and soft drinks (OR 7.188
0.001). There was no mediator effect of PSE. However, outcome expectancies were associated with PSE (&beta
= 0.169
p = 0.032). In conclusion, interventions should promote self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and healthy nutrition for parents as well in order to strengthen the healthy eating habits of children.
Databáze: OpenAIRE