Childhood feeding practices and parenting styles in Hispanics

The purpose of this study was to detect an ethnic difference in Hispanic and feeding practices in early childhood. It is further hypothesized that there will be a relationship between parenting styles and feeding practices. 24 Rowan graduate students completed a survey, the Toddler Feeding questionnaire by Chaidez & Kaiser (2011). The items on the survey were divided into questions that asked about parenting styles, feeding practices, environmental factors, and demographics. The ethnicity was analyzed by using a one-way ANOVA (within) to discover any associations between the parenting styles and feeding practices items on the survey. There was not a significant difference between ethnicity and parenting styles or with feeding practices. However, there was significant findings with the feeding practices and parenting styles which was analyzed by using a bivariate correlation. This indicates that ethnicity does have an impact on feeding practices and parenting styles.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Spinelli, Kasi

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta

• Parenting; Hispanic Americans; Children--Nutrition
• Child Psychology
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/334

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1333