Exploring profiles of fathers integrating food and physical activity parenting practices

This study aims to identify fathers' profiles integrating food parenting practices (FPP) and physical activity parenting practices (PAPP). We analysed cross-sectional data. The fathers completed the reduced FPP and PAPP item banks and socio-demographic and family dynamics (co-parenting and hous...

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Published in:Public health nutrition Vol. 28; no. 1; p. e58
Main Authors: Jimenez-Garcia, John A, Mâsse, Louise C, Newton, Robert L, Musaad, Salma M, Beltran, Alicia, O’Connor, Teresia M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 17.03.2025
Subjects:
Adult
Assessment and Methodology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Childrens health
Co-parenting
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data analysis
Diet
Eating behavior
Exercise
Fathers
Fathers - psychology
Fathers - statistics & numerical data
Father–child
Female
Food
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Latent profile analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Parenting - psychology
Parenting practices
Parents & parenting
Physical activity
Research Paper
Social determinants of health
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
United States
United States > US
Co-parenting
Social determinants of health
Physical activity
Nutrition
Father–child
Latent profile analysis
Parenting practices
ISSN:1368-9800, 1475-2727, 1475-2727
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Summary:This study aims to identify fathers' profiles integrating food parenting practices (FPP) and physical activity parenting practices (PAPP). We analysed cross-sectional data. The fathers completed the reduced FPP and PAPP item banks and socio-demographic and family dynamics (co-parenting and household responsibility) questionnaires. We identified fathers' profiles via latent profile analysis. We explored the influence of social determinants, child characteristics and family dynamics on fathers' profiles using multinomial logistic regression. Online survey in the USA. Fathers of 5-11-year-old children. We analysed data from 606 fathers (age = 38 ± 8·0; Hispanic = 37·5 %). Most fathers self-identified as White (57·9 %) or Black/African American (17·7 %), overweight (41·1 %) or obese (34·8 %); attended college (70 %); earned > $47 000 (62·7 %); worked 40 hrs/week (63·4 %) and were biological fathers (90·1 %). Most children (boys = 55·5 %) were 5-8 years old (65·2 %). We identified five fathers' profiles combining FPP and PAPP: (1) ( 94 (15·5 %)); (2) ( 160 (26·4 %)); (3) ( 117 (19·3 %)); (4) ( 113 (18·6 %)) and (5) ( 122 (20·1 %)). We observed significant associations with race, ethnicity, child characteristics, co-parenting and household responsibility but not with education level, annual income or employment status. We observed significant pairwise differences between profiles in co-parenting and household responsibility, with the presenting higher scores in both measures. Understanding how fathers' FPP and PAPP interact can enhance assessments for a comprehensive understanding of fathers' influences on children's health. Recognising the characteristics and differences among fathers' profiles may enable tailored interventions, potentially improving children's health trajectories.
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ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980025000278