%0 Journal Article
%T Relationships of Kindergarten Childrens BMI amongst Parental Body Dissatisfaction and Dietary Restraint: A Case Study in Hong Kong | OMICS International
%A Cheuk R
%A Ip TT
%A Lau K
%A Mok WK
%J -
%D 2015
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000364
%X Objective: In this study, the aim was to explore the relationships of kindergarten childrenĄ¯s BMI amongst parental factors such as parental BMI, body dissatisfaction, parental dietary restraint, child weight concern and child weight-focused restrictive feeding. Method: 466 kindergarten studentsĄ¯ parents were participated in this study. A self-administrated questionnaire was distributed to parents. Independent t-test, one way ANOVA and PearsonĄ¯s correlation were performed to analyze the relationships amongst different factors contributing to childrenĄ¯s BMI. Results: 30% parents and 37% children were found either overweight or obese. The six pathways in the proposed model were all significantly correlated. It was found that parental BMI significantly correlated with body dissatisfaction [r (466)=0.282, p<0.001], which was then associated strongly with parental dietary restraint [r (466)=0.715, p<0.001] and weakly with child weight concern [r (466)=0.146, p=0.002]. The child weight-focused restrictive feeding practice was moderately correlated with both parental dietary restraint [r (466)=0.360, p<0.001] and child weight concern [r (466)=0.320, p<0.001], and then significantly correlated with child BMI [r (466)=0.121, p=0.009]. Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed the presence of upward trend of childhood obesity in Hong Kong. In addition, parental body dissatisfaction was found to be a significant factor to determine parental dietary restraint, which was associated with child weight-focused restrictive feeding and finally affected child BMI
%K Biochemistry
%K OSPE
%K Teaching
%K Lecturer
%K omics
%K open access
%K omics publishing group
%K open access publisher
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%K omics group
%K omicsonline
%U https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/relationships-of-kindergarten-childrens-bmi-amongst-parental-body-dissatisfaction-and-dietary-restraint-a-case-study-in-hong-kong-2161-0711-1000364.php?aid=59216