Paternal influence on children's weight outcomes

项目摘要/摘要 大约15%的5岁以下儿童患有肥胖症。研究表明，父母是主要的 对幼儿体重相关行为及由此产生的体重状况的影响。然而， 这一领域的研究几乎完全集中在母亲身上；只有不到10%的研究是关于 自2009年以来发布的育儿和儿童肥胖症包括了对父亲的任何结果。俯瞰 父亲在儿童肥胖中的研究令人担忧，因为新兴的研究确定了强壮的人 父亲对孩子体重结果的影响。以生命周期理论为指导，利用 在大型全国性研究(今日成长研究，GUTS)中的独特机会，我们将制定 父亲大队列调查：(1)影响父亲成见的成见和当代因素 与体重相关的父母教养方式；(2)与父亲先入为主的行为有关的发育途径， 与体重相关的父母教养方式和孩子的体重结果和行为，以及(3)父亲的 育儿方式与母亲的育儿方式进行比较和互动。为了实现这些目标，我们将使用 从青春期开始收集父亲体重相关行为的现有测量方法，并编制新的 关于他们的育儿参与度以及他们的食物、体力活动、媒体和睡眠养育的数据 练习。这项研究的父亲样本数量大(n=1000)，种类多样--包括生父、养父和养父 和社交父亲-提供了一个无与伦比的、对时间敏感的机会来审视 父亲对他们年幼的孩子与体重相关的行为和结果的关注。这项研究的结果将 引导孕前护理和家庭儿童肥胖的时机、强度和内容 预防干预措施。

PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY Approximately 15% of children under 5 have obesity. Research shows that parents are the primary influence on young children’s weight-related behaviors and resulting weight status. However, research in this area has focused almost exclusively on mothers; less than 10% of studies on parenting and childhood obesity published since 2009 include any results for fathers. Overlooking fathers in childhood obesity research is concerning given emerging research identifying the strong influence of fathers on children’s weight outcomes. Guided by the Lifecourse Theory and leveraging a unique opportunity in a large, national study (the Growing Up Today Study, GUTS), we will develop a large cohort of fathers and examine: (1) preconception and contemporary factors influencing fathers’ weight-related parenting; (2) developmental pathways linking fathers’ preconception behaviors, weight-related parenting and children’s weight outcomes and behaviors, and (3) how fathers’ parenting compares and interacts with that of mothers. To address these aims, we will use utilize existing measures of fathers’ weight-related behaviors collected since adolescence and compile new data on their parenting engagement and their food, physical activity, media and sleep parenting practices. This study’s large (n=1000) and diverse sample of fathers – including biological, adoptive and social fathers – provides an unparalleled, time-sensitive opportunity to examine the influence of fathers on their young children’s weight-related behaviors and outcomes. Results from this study will guide the timing, intensity and content of preconception care and family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions.