Related factors of high-calorie diet feeding behaviors among parents of preschoolers

• Main Authors: Hsing-Yi Huang, 黃馨儀
• Other Authors: Ruey-Hsia Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93366197654024668698

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 101 === The purposes of this study are to investigate (1) the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors in parents of preschool children; (2) the relationships between preschoolers'' demographic characteristics, parents'' demographic characteristics, attitude of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behavior, subjective norm of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behavior, perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behavior and the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors; (3) important explanatory factors of the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors in parents of preschool children. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlation study. Participants included parents of the pre-school children aged 3-6 years. The study used structured questionnaires and convenient sampling. A total of 231 participants collected from three kindergartens in Kaohsiung. The structured questionnaires included preschoolers'' demographic characteristics, parents'' demographic characteristics, attitude of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, subjective norm of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors and the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were evaluated for internal consistency, test-retest reliability and content validity. Data analysis was performed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results showed: (1)The score index of the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors was 40.2, considered as a low to moderate level;(2)The high-calorie diet feeding behaviors in the Father''s level of education is high school vocational and specialist higher than the University；The high-calorie diet feeding behaviors in the low family socioeconomic status is higher than high family socioeconomic status; (3) The score index of attitude of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors was 68.41, considered as moderate level. The more positive attitude of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, the lower high-calorie diet feeding behaviors; (4)The score index of subjective norm of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors was 57.47, considered as moderate level. The more positive subjective norm of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, the lower high-calorie diet feeding behaviors; (5) The score index of perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors was 26.80, considered as low level. The more positive perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, the lower high-calorie diet feeding behaviors ;(6) Perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors, family socioeconomic status and subjective norm of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors are important explanatory factors of the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors as they accounted for 12.7% of the high-calorie diet feeding behaviors. Perceived behavioral control of avoiding high-calorie diet feeding behaviors factor is the most important explanation factor.