Predicting use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices with the Model of Goal Directed Behavior

Bibliographic Data

ID15091023
AuthorsTom Baranowski (0000-0002-0653-2222, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, corresponding author), Alicia Beltran (0000-0003-3888-7500, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Tzu-An Chen (0000-0003-4312-7258, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Debbe Thompson (0000-0002-5491-8816, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Teresia M O'Connor (0000-0002-3231-8481, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Teresia O’Connor, Sheryl O Hughes (0000-0002-0331-2494, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Sheryl Hughes, Cassandra Diep, Cassandra S Diep (0000-0001-9262-6171, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Janice Baranowski (0000-0003-0717-0056, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Janice C Baranowski
Year2015
Volume18
Issue6
Pages1028-1035
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980014001220
PMID24946833
PMCIDPMC4506792
OpenAlexW4233873158
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited38

Objective Increasing a parent’s ability to influence a child’s vegetable intake may require reducing the parent’s use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices. The present study was designed to understand the psychosocial influences on ineffective vegetable parenting practices. Design A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted to model use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices using validated scales from a Model of Goal Directed Vegetable Parenting Practices. Setting The dependent variable was a composite ineffective vegetable parenting practices index. The independent variables included validated subscales of intention, habit, perceived barriers, desire, competence, autonomy, relatedness, attitudes, norms, perceived behavioural control and anticipated emotions. Models were analysed using block regression with backward deletion. Subjects Parents of 307 pre-school children (3–5 years old). Results Variables significantly positively related to ineffective vegetable parenting practices in order of relationship strength included habit of controlling vegetable practices (standardized β =0·349, P β =0·117, P =0·025). Variables significantly negatively related to ineffective vegetable parenting practices in order of relationship strength included perceived behavioural control of negative parenting practices (standardized β =–0·215, P β =–0·142, P =0·008), anticipated negative parent emotional response to child vegetable refusal (standardized β =–0·133, P =0·009), autonomy (standardized β =–0·118, P =0.014), attitude about negative effects of vegetables (standardized β =–0·118, P =0·015) and descriptive norms (standardized β =–0·103, P =0·032). The model accounted for 40·5 % of the variance in use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices. Conclusions The present study is the first report of psychometrically tested scales to predict use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices. Innovative intervention procedures will need to be designed and tested to reduce ineffective vegetable parenting practices

Autonomy · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Habit · Psychosocial · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Social Psychology