Abstract

MONTIEL CARBAJAL, María Martha  and  LOPEZ RAMIREZ, Luis Fernando. Parenting styles and their relation with obesity in children ages 2 to 8 years. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.1, pp.11-20. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmta.2017.01.006.

The authority style of parents is an important factor to investigate in children with obesity. Therefore the first objective of this study was to describe parenting style (PS) features of mothers with children diagnosed with obesity vs. mothers with normal weight children. The second objective was to compare PS intergroup by educational level, occupation and marital status. A total of 58 mothers with their children aged among two to eight years were divided into two groups according to their children's bodyweight condition: obesity vs. normal weight. Participants completed the Parental Styles Dimensions Questionnaire, this instrument was adapted and validated for Mexican population. Non-statistical differences between groups were found in PS; however mothers of children with normal weight who live with their partner and are housewives use more often the authoritative style. Comparisons between educational level were non statistical different in the frequency of any on the PS assessed. It is discussed, on the one hand, the role of culture as determinant of PS, and on the other hand, the analytical capacity of the categories of all PS evaluated.

Keywords : Children obesity; Parenting styles; Motherhood; Educational level; Marital status.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )