Paulina Nowicka
Biographic Data
| ID | 207999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paulina Nowicka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paulina |
| FAMILY NAME | Nowicka |
| SIGNATURE | NOWICKA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9707-8768 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A balancing act”: Parents’ longitudinal perspectives of weight-related discussions with their children following obesity treatment
Weight-related discussions during childhood may have long-lasting effects on children's body image and well-being. However, little is known about how parents frame these discussions with children who have undergone treatment for obesity. Our study aimed to explore how parents perceive weight-related discussions, several years after their children started obesity treatment. This qualitative study is part of the 4-year follow-up of the More and Les…
The Relationship between Searches for Covid-19 Vaccines and Dynamics of Vaccinated People in Poland: An Infodemiological Study
A significant increase in interest in COVID-19 vaccines was observed from February to June 2021, i.e., in the period of gradually extended access to vaccinations, as well as a considerable increase in the number of new cases and new deaths due to COVID-19. The use of Google Trends with relevant keywords and a comparison with the course of the COVID-19 pandemic facilitates evaluation of the relationship between the frequency and types of searches …
Explaining the complex impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children with overweight and obesity: A comparative ecological analysis of parents’ perceptions in three countries
As the Covid-19 pandemic is turning into a long-term public health challenge, studies that address household resilience are crucial for developing effective prevention and treatment responses to childhood obesity
How do young children eat after an obesity intervention? Validation of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire using the Rasch Model in diverse samples from Australia and Sweden
Child eating behaviours have consistently been linked to child weight status. Yet, changes in child eating behaviours during early obesity treatment are rarely evaluated. Psychometric evaluation of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) is common, but results are sample-dependent and included items may not capture the full range of the underlying traits. Rasch analysis can overcome these disadvantages. The aim of this paper was to assess…
Associations of preschoolers’ dietary patterns with eating behaviors and parental feeding practices at a 12-month follow-up of obesity treatment
Although dietary patterns are key to the management of childhood obesity, they are rarely assessed and thus poorly understood. This study examines preschoolers' dietary patterns and correlates 12 months after the start of obesity treatment (n = 99, mean age 5.2 years, 52% girls). A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ), Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) and Lifestyle Behavior Checklist (LBC) were answe…
Writing nutritionistically: A critical discourse analysis of lay people’s digital correspondence with the Swedish Food Agency
This article analyzes lay people’s use of nutritionistic discourse in written correspondence with the Swedish Food Agency, an authority responsible for dietary advice. Examining 60 food related written digital messages, we apply a critical discourse analysis to parse the lexical items and grammar people use when constructing “food” in scientific terms. The findings show how message writers place nutrients at the discursive center. Message writers…
How active can preschoolers be at home? Parents' and grandparents' perceptions of children's day-to-day activity, with implications for physical activity policy
Attending to the full spectrum of children's movements highlights how children's activities interlink with family routines, available indoor and outdoor spaces, and the intended uses of these spaces. These interplays between space, care, and physical activity enacted at the household level should inform an integrated, systems-level public health approach to increasing health and well-being for preschool-age children. Suggestions for improvement i…
Making Childhood Obesity a Priority: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Facilitating Communication and Improving Treatment
In Romania, one in four children has excess weight. Because childhood obesity is a sensitive topic, many healthcare professionals find it difficult to discuss children's excess weight with parents. This study aims to identify barriers and facilitators in childhood obesity-related communication, as perceived by healthcare professionals in Romania. As part of the STOP project, healthcare professionals (family physicians, pediatricians, and dieticia…
Changing the Home Food Environment: Parents’ Perspectives Four Years after Starting Obesity Treatment for Their Preschool Aged Child
Changing the home food environment is key to childhood obesity treatment. However, new challenges arise as the child grows older. This study investigates parents' views on the longer-term management of the home food environment, 4 years after starting obesity treatment for their preschool-aged child. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 parents (85% mothers, 48% with a university degree) of 33 children (mean age 9.3 (SD 0.7), 46% gir…
Childhood memories of food and eating in lower-income families in the United States: A qualitative study
Childhood memories of food and eating may express both family cohesion and family adversity, and are deeply affected by experiences of socioeconomic disadvantage. The connection between memories of food the participants deemed unhealthy and memories of care suggests that, in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage, unhealthy feeding and eating may become a form of caregiving, with nutrition considered only one aspect of well-being. This has imp…
Responding positively to “children who like to eat”: Parents’ experiences of skills-based treatment for childhood obesity
Changes in parental feeding practices and preschoolers’ food intake following a randomized controlled childhood obesity trial
A holistic approach: Incorporating sustainability into biopedagogies of healthy eating in Sweden's dietary guidelines
Dietary guidelines can be considered a pedagogical tool, designed to promote healthy eating at the population level. In this study, we critically examine the biopedagogies implicated in Sweden's official dietary guidelines. Published in 2015, these guidelines take a potentially innovative 'holistic approach' to food and eating, addressing the challenge of formulating dietary advice that considers both human health and environmental concerns. Appl…
Planting a seed - child health care nurses’ perceptions of speaking to parents about overweight and obesity: A qualitative study within the STOP project
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03800823; 11 Jan 2019, prospectively registered
A randomized controlled trial for overweight and obesity in preschoolers: The More and Less Europe study - an intervention within the STOP project
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03800823; 11 Jan 2019
Public Expressions of Trust and Distrust in Governmental Dietary Advice in Sweden
We examine public trust and distrust in governmental food and nutrition authorities, through analyzing 727 letters sent electronically to the Swedish National Food Agency by lay people. Using thematic analysis, four themes were developed, defining public expressions of trust and distrust in official dietary advice. Trust was expressed as (a) seeking to confirm and clarify dietary advice or (b) seeking official arbitration between competing dietar…
Feeding the extended family: Gender, generation, and socioeconomic disadvantage in food provision to children
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
Perceived child eating behaviours and maternal migrant background
Controlling feeding practices and maternal migrant background: An analysis of a multicultural sample
Objective Parental feeding practices shape children’s relationships with food and eating. Feeding is embedded socioculturally in values and attitudes related to food and parenting. However, few studies have examined associations between parental feeding practices and migrant background. Design Cross-sectional study. Parental feeding practices (restriction, pressure to eat, monitoring) were assessed using the Child Feeding Questionnaire. Differenc…
Water, juice, or soda? Mothers and grandmothers of preschoolers discuss the acceptability and accessibility of beverages
Associations between maternal sense of coherence and controlling feeding practices: The importance of resilience and support in families of preschoolers
A question of balance: Explaining differences between parental and grandparental perspectives on preschoolers' feeding and physical activity
The More and Less Study: A randomized controlled trial testing different approaches to treat obesity in preschoolers
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01792531 Registered February 14, 2013
Low parental economic capital and low grandparental social support are closely associated with obesity in preschool-aged children. Preliminary findings
Overeating and physical inactivity in preschool-aged children challenge parents and their confidence. Results from the Lifestyle Behaviour Checklist and the Child Feeding Questionnaire
Parental feeding practices and associations with child weight status. Swedish validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire finds parents of 4-year-olds less restrictive
The Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) assesses parental feeding attitudes, beliefs and practices concerned with child feeding and obesity proneness. The questionnaire has been developed in the U.S., and validation studies in other countries are limited. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the CFQ in Sweden and the associations between parenting practices and children's weight status. Based on records from the Swedi…
A question of balance: Explaining differences between parental and grandparental perspectives on preschoolers' feeding and physical activity
Public Expressions of Trust and Distrust in Governmental Dietary Advice in Sweden
We examine public trust and distrust in governmental food and nutrition authorities, through analyzing 727 letters sent electronically to the Swedish National Food Agency by lay people. Using thematic analysis, four themes were developed, defining public expressions of trust and distrust in official dietary advice. Trust was expressed as (a) seeking to confirm and clarify dietary advice or (b) seeking official arbitration between competing dietar…
Water, juice, or soda? Mothers and grandmothers of preschoolers discuss the acceptability and accessibility of beverages
How do young children eat after an obesity intervention? Validation of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire using the Rasch Model in diverse samples from Australia and Sweden
Child eating behaviours have consistently been linked to child weight status. Yet, changes in child eating behaviours during early obesity treatment are rarely evaluated. Psychometric evaluation of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) is common, but results are sample-dependent and included items may not capture the full range of the underlying traits. Rasch analysis can overcome these disadvantages. The aim of this paper was to assess…
Changes in parental feeding practices and preschoolers’ food intake following a randomized controlled childhood obesity trial
A holistic approach: Incorporating sustainability into biopedagogies of healthy eating in Sweden's dietary guidelines
Dietary guidelines can be considered a pedagogical tool, designed to promote healthy eating at the population level. In this study, we critically examine the biopedagogies implicated in Sweden's official dietary guidelines. Published in 2015, these guidelines take a potentially innovative 'holistic approach' to food and eating, addressing the challenge of formulating dietary advice that considers both human health and environmental concerns. Appl…
Feeding the extended family: Gender, generation, and socioeconomic disadvantage in food provision to children
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
Perceived child eating behaviours and maternal migrant background
Associations of preschoolers’ dietary patterns with eating behaviors and parental feeding practices at a 12-month follow-up of obesity treatment
Although dietary patterns are key to the management of childhood obesity, they are rarely assessed and thus poorly understood. This study examines preschoolers' dietary patterns and correlates 12 months after the start of obesity treatment (n = 99, mean age 5.2 years, 52% girls). A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ), Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) and Lifestyle Behavior Checklist (LBC) were answe…
How active can preschoolers be at home? Parents' and grandparents' perceptions of children's day-to-day activity, with implications for physical activity policy
Attending to the full spectrum of children's movements highlights how children's activities interlink with family routines, available indoor and outdoor spaces, and the intended uses of these spaces. These interplays between space, care, and physical activity enacted at the household level should inform an integrated, systems-level public health approach to increasing health and well-being for preschool-age children. Suggestions for improvement i…
Responding positively to “children who like to eat”: Parents’ experiences of skills-based treatment for childhood obesity
Parental education and immigrant background status predict child eating behavior in a population-based study of 876 families with 4-years-olds in Sweden
Early psychopathology of obesity. A study with preschoolers and their parents
Income of parents, and not their education level, is associated with the weight status of their preschool children
Parental feeding practices and associations with child weight status. Swedish validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire finds parents of 4-year-olds less restrictive
The Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) assesses parental feeding attitudes, beliefs and practices concerned with child feeding and obesity proneness. The questionnaire has been developed in the U.S., and validation studies in other countries are limited. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the CFQ in Sweden and the associations between parenting practices and children's weight status. Based on records from the Swedi…
The More and Less Study: A randomized controlled trial testing different approaches to treat obesity in preschoolers
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01792531 Registered February 14, 2013
Low parental economic capital and low grandparental social support are closely associated with obesity in preschool-aged children. Preliminary findings
Overeating and physical inactivity in preschool-aged children challenge parents and their confidence. Results from the Lifestyle Behaviour Checklist and the Child Feeding Questionnaire
Child behaviours and childhood obesity. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Lifestyle Behaviour Checklist
Comparing different treatment approaches to childhood obesity in preschoolers. Preliminary results of the More and Less study, a randomized controlled trial
Effects of one year obesity prevention on relative weight and dietary intake in toddlers with overweight or obese parents. Early STOPP, a randomized controlled intervention
Associations between maternal sense of coherence and controlling feeding practices: The importance of resilience and support in families of preschoolers
A question of balance: Explaining differences between parental and grandparental perspectives on preschoolers' feeding and physical activity
Controlling feeding practices and maternal migrant background: An analysis of a multicultural sample
Objective Parental feeding practices shape children’s relationships with food and eating. Feeding is embedded socioculturally in values and attitudes related to food and parenting. However, few studies have examined associations between parental feeding practices and migrant background. Design Cross-sectional study. Parental feeding practices (restriction, pressure to eat, monitoring) were assessed using the Child Feeding Questionnaire. Differenc…
Water, juice, or soda? Mothers and grandmothers of preschoolers discuss the acceptability and accessibility of beverages
Feeding the extended family: Gender, generation, and socioeconomic disadvantage in food provision to children
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
Perceived child eating behaviours and maternal migrant background
Planting a seed - child health care nurses’ perceptions of speaking to parents about overweight and obesity: A qualitative study within the STOP project
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03800823; 11 Jan 2019, prospectively registered
A randomized controlled trial for overweight and obesity in preschoolers: The More and Less Europe study - an intervention within the STOP project
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03800823; 11 Jan 2019
Public Expressions of Trust and Distrust in Governmental Dietary Advice in Sweden
We examine public trust and distrust in governmental food and nutrition authorities, through analyzing 727 letters sent electronically to the Swedish National Food Agency by lay people. Using thematic analysis, four themes were developed, defining public expressions of trust and distrust in official dietary advice. Trust was expressed as (a) seeking to confirm and clarify dietary advice or (b) seeking official arbitration between competing dietar…
Responding positively to “children who like to eat”: Parents’ experiences of skills-based treatment for childhood obesity
Changes in parental feeding practices and preschoolers’ food intake following a randomized controlled childhood obesity trial
A holistic approach: Incorporating sustainability into biopedagogies of healthy eating in Sweden's dietary guidelines
Dietary guidelines can be considered a pedagogical tool, designed to promote healthy eating at the population level. In this study, we critically examine the biopedagogies implicated in Sweden's official dietary guidelines. Published in 2015, these guidelines take a potentially innovative 'holistic approach' to food and eating, addressing the challenge of formulating dietary advice that considers both human health and environmental concerns. Appl…
Making Childhood Obesity a Priority: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Facilitating Communication and Improving Treatment
In Romania, one in four children has excess weight. Because childhood obesity is a sensitive topic, many healthcare professionals find it difficult to discuss children's excess weight with parents. This study aims to identify barriers and facilitators in childhood obesity-related communication, as perceived by healthcare professionals in Romania. As part of the STOP project, healthcare professionals (family physicians, pediatricians, and dieticia…
Changing the Home Food Environment: Parents’ Perspectives Four Years after Starting Obesity Treatment for Their Preschool Aged Child
Changing the home food environment is key to childhood obesity treatment. However, new challenges arise as the child grows older. This study investigates parents' views on the longer-term management of the home food environment, 4 years after starting obesity treatment for their preschool-aged child. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 parents (85% mothers, 48% with a university degree) of 33 children (mean age 9.3 (SD 0.7), 46% gir…
Childhood memories of food and eating in lower-income families in the United States: A qualitative study
Childhood memories of food and eating may express both family cohesion and family adversity, and are deeply affected by experiences of socioeconomic disadvantage. The connection between memories of food the participants deemed unhealthy and memories of care suggests that, in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage, unhealthy feeding and eating may become a form of caregiving, with nutrition considered only one aspect of well-being. This has imp…
Medicine (28 works) · Psychology (27 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (24 works) · Obesity (23 works) · Overweight (20 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Childhood obesity (17 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (14 works) · Qualitative research (10 works) · Thematic analysis (10 works)