Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)

Sandra E. Larios; Guadalupe X. Ayala; Elva M. Arredondo; Barbara Baquero; John P. Elder

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.011

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Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)

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Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)

Sandra E. Larios, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Elva M. Arredondo, Barbara Baquero and John P. Elder

Appetite, Vol.52(1), pp.166-172

2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.011

PMCID: PMC2659497

PMID: 18845197

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Abstract

Research has shown that children’s dietary and activity-related behaviors are shaped by the family environment and parenting behaviors. The present study describes the development and validation of a bilingual (Spanish and English) scale assessing parenting strategies associated with children’s dietary and activity-related behaviors in the home. Items were generated from focus groups with Latina mothers and a review of the literature, and two different samples were used to assess the scale’s psychometric properties, including an examination of predictive validity using measured child body mass index. Factor analysis of the first sample ( N = 91) yielded a 5-factor solution (limit setting, monitoring, discipline, control and concern) and accounted for 65% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analyses on a second sample of Latina mothers recruited into a childhood obesity prevention study ( N = 714) showed that a 26-item 5-factor solution (limit setting, monitoring, discipline, control and reinforcement) provided the best fit for the data. Parenting strategies characterized as controlling were associated with a lower BMI among children. After using multiple samples and establishing its validity, the parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS) was found to be valid and reliable in measuring Latino parenting strategies related to children’s dietary and activity-related behaviors.

Childhood obesity

Hispanic

Parental control

Parenting strategies

Scale development

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Title: Subtitle: Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors. The parenting strategies for eating and activity scale (PEAS)
Creators: Sandra E. Larios - San Diego State University
Guadalupe X. Ayala - San Diego State University
Elva M. Arredondo - San Diego State University
Barbara Baquero - San Diego State University
John P. Elder - San Diego State University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Appetite, Vol.52(1), pp.166-172
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.011
PMID: 18845197
PMCID: PMC2659497
NLM abbreviation: Appetite
ISSN: 0195-6663
eISSN: 1095-8304
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 2009
Academic Unit: Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984363575602771

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