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Within-Subject Effects of Stress on Weight-Related Parenting Practices in Mothers: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Stress may compromise parenting practices related to children's dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior.Purpose
The current study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to examine microtemporal sequences underlying maternal stress and subsequent weight-related parenting practices.Methods
Mothers (n = 199) of children aged 8-12 years participated in two separate 7-day waves of EMA with up to eight randomly prompted surveys per day during children's nonschool time. EMA items assessed stress and weight-related parenting practices.Results
When mothers reported experiencing greater stress than usual, they subsequently engaged in less physical activity parenting (e.g., encouraging physical activity; p < .05) and more sedentary screen behavior parenting (e.g., limiting TV/video games; p < .05) over the next 2 hr.Conclusions
Addressing within-day variations in maternal stress may be an important component of parent-focused child obesity prevention interventions.
SUBMITTER: Dunton GF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6438347 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Within-Subject Effects of Stress on Weight-Related Parenting Practices in Mothers: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 20190301 5
<h4>Background</h4>Stress may compromise parenting practices related to children's dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior.<h4>Purpose</h4>The current study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to examine microtemporal sequences underlying maternal stress and subsequent weight-related parenting practices.<h4>Methods</h4>Mothers (n = 199) of children aged 8-12 years participated in two separate 7-day waves of EMA with up to eight randomly prompted surveys per day during ch ...[more]