BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is a major public health issue in many countries, including China. The importance of parenting relative to the healthy development of children requires the development of instruments for assessing parental influence on child dietary pattern. This study aimed to confirm the internal reliability and validity of a self-report measure on parental feeding styles, includi...

BACKGROUND While international studies have reported the superiority of the authoritative style (which combines parental involvement with demandingness), some studies in Spain and in other countries have found that the indulgent style (involvement without demandingness) might be just as good or even better. This study aims to discern whether the differences are cultural or methodological. MET...

AIM To examine the relationship between self-reported parental rearing style, parent's assessment of their child's dental anxiety and the dental history of children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Parents of primary school children were asked to complete questionnaires about their parenting style, using four different questionnaires. Parents also completed the Child Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscal...

OBJECTIVE To examine symptom levels of posttraumatic stress (PTS) in children with cancer and their parents as a function of patient and parent adaptive style. METHOD Participants included 162 pediatric cancer patients and their parents. Patients completed self-report measures of PTS and adaptive style. Parents reported on their own adaptive style and PTS, as well as levels of PTS in their ch...

Abstract Date Presented 04/21/2023 Behavioral difficulties in very preterm children may lead to lower academic achievement and school performance. The influence of parenting style on behavior will be an indicator for parental coaching the early intervention program. Primary Author Speaker: Suja Angelin Chandrasekaran Contributing Authors: Hima B John, Sanjeev M. Padankatti, Miraclyn B. Lydia D,...