Parental perceptions, feeding practices, feeding styles, and level of acculturation of Chinese Americans in relation to their school-age child's weight status

Appetite

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-182

  Pai, Hsiao Liang ^a   Contento, Isobel ^a  

^a Department of Health and Behavior Studies Teachers College Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chinese American; Parental feeding practices; Parental feeding styles; Parental perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AUTHORITY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH FOOD; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; AUTHORITARIANISM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901839750     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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