Abstract
Aim: To analyze association among family functioning, parental rearing and nutritional status in preschoolers. Design: Quantitative, descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study. Location: Preschool public institutions in Nuevo León, Mexico. Primary Care. Participants: Sample of 228 dyads (mother or father and preschooler); sole inclusion criterion was to be main responsible for the upbringing of the preschooler. Main measurements: Sociodemographic data questionnaire was used, nutritional status was determined based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale and Parental Rearing Style Questionnaire were used. Descriptive and Spearman's correlation coefficient were obtained. Results: Mean age of parents was 32.09 years, 60.5% of mothers were housewives and 100% of fathers had a job; mean years of schooling were 12.16, 68.9% of participants were married; 29.4% of preschoolers were overweight or obese. Regarding family functioning it was identified that 44.3% is semi-related in cohesion dimension. The parental rearing style that prevailed was the permissive with 62.3%. Conclusions: Most parents presented an imbalance in family functioning. No statistical significance was found among family functioning and parental rearing with nutritional status in preschoolers (P < .05).
| Translated title of the contribution | Funcionalidad familiar, crianza parental y su relación con el estado nutricional en preescolares |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 548-554 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Atencion Primaria |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2020 |
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Keywords
- Child preschool
- Child rearing
- Family health
- Family relations
- Overweight
- Pediatric obesity