Too Many Treats or Not Enough to Eat? The Impact of Caregiving Grandparents on Child Food Security and Nutrition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15487694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahel Mathews (0000-0002-4508-1516, Mississippi State University, corresponding author), Danielle K Nadorff (0000-0001-7091-0614, Mississippi State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 5796-5796 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19105796 |
| PMID | 35627334 |
| OpenAlex | W4229446632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
With the number of grandparent-headed households on the rise, the influence of grandparents needs to be considered in the fight to reduce child obesity. The current study investigated the influence of caregiver type (i.e., grandparents only, parents only, or multi-generational households) on children's nutrition, food security, and BMI. This was a cross-sectional, secondary analysis based on the 2009-2010 wave of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey in collaboration with the World Health Organization. This sample included 12,181 students from 10,837 families with only parents present in the household, 238 with only grandparents present, and 1106 multi-generational families. One-way analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) were conducted using caregiver type as the independent variable, controlling for SES, on items assessing frequency of breakfast consumption, nutrition intake, hunger, snacking frequency and location, and BMI. Children reported more unhealthy snacking in households with only grandparents. Hunger was reported more often in multi-generational households. These results support that caregiver type, especially caregiving grandparents, is a significant predictor of children's BMI, nutrition, and food security. Tailoring nutrition education to the needs of grandparents could help both the health of grandparents and the reduction of child obesity
Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Food security · Geography · Grandparent · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |