Diet and Exercise in Parenthood
A Social Control Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2286609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Reczek (0000-0001-5309-3632, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Corinne Reczek (The Ohio State University), M B Thomeer (0000-0003-2777-2628, University of Alabama at Birmingham), Amy C Lodge (The University of Texas at Austin), Debra Umberson (0000-0002-1317-3934, The University of Texas at Austin), Megan R Underhill (University of Cincinnati), Megan Underhill (University of Cincinnati) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1047-1062 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jomf.12135 |
| PMID | 25328244 |
| PMCID | PMC4196423 |
| OpenAlex | W1971486590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 82 |
Previous work on social control-the direct and indirect regulation of an individual's health behaviors by others-suggests that parent-child relationships promote healthy diet and exercise. Yet parenthood is associated with less healthy diet and exercise patterns. The authors investigated this paradox by examining social control processes in 40 in-depth interviews with mothers and fathers. They found that parenthood involves social control processes that both promote and compromise healthy behavior, contributing to contradictory perceived effects of parenthood on health behavior. Moreover, the dynamics of social control appear to unfold in different ways for mothers and fathers and depend on the child's gender and life stage, suggesting that gender and age dyads are central to understanding the seemingly contradictory consequences of parenthood at the population level. These articulations of gendered social control processes provide new insight into the consequences of the gendered organization of parenthood for diet and exercise
Compromise · Control (management · Developmental psychology · Perspective (graphical · Population · Social control · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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Commitments to Fathering and the Well-Being and Social Participation of New, Disadvantaged Fathers
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
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| Citations per year | 3,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |