Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2015
Keywords
Biochemistry, OSPE, Teaching, Lecturer
DOI
10.4172/2161-0711.1000364
Abstract
Objective: In this study, the aim was to explore the relationships of kindergarten children’s BMI amongst parental factors such as parental BMI, body dissatisfaction, parental dietary restraint, child weight concern and child weightfocused restrictive feeding.
Method: 466 kindergarten students’ parents were participated in this study. A self-administrated questionnaire was distributed to parents. Independent t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation were performed to analyze the relationships amongst different factors contributing to children’s BMI.
Results: 30% parents and 37% children were found either overweight or obese. The six pathways in the proposed model were all significantly correlated. It was found that parental BMI significantly correlated with body dissatisfaction [r (466)=0.282, p
Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed the presence of upward trend of childhood obesity in Hong Kong. In addition, parental body dissatisfaction was found to be a significant factor to determine parental dietary restraint, which was associated with child weight-focused restrictive feeding and finally affected child BMI.
Source Publication
Journal of Community Medicine &Health Education
Volume Number
5
Issue Number
4
ISSN
2161-0711
First Page
1
Last Page
9
Recommended Citation
Mok, W.,Ip, T.,Cheuk, R.,& Lau, K. (2015). Relationships of Kindergarten Children’s BMI amongst Parental Body Dissatisfaction and Dietary Restraint: A Case Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Community Medicine &Health Education, 5 (4), 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000364