The Effects of Parenting Styles on Children's Eating Habits
Abstract
This study examined whether parenting styles have an effect on children's eating habits using a sample of 263 participants (61 male, 202 female). Eating habits were measured using the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner & Garfinkel, 1979), Herman's Revised Restraint Scale (Herman & Polivy, 1975), and the Weight Locus of Control Scale (Saltzer, 1982). Perceived parenting styles were measured by obtaining both students' ratings and parents' self-ratings of parental control and responsiveness. Results were somewhat mixed. As has been found previously, women were more concerned with their weight, more likely to say they were overweight, and more likely to exhibit anorexic and bulimic behaviors than were men. In addition, analyses suggested that women who rated their fathers as low in responsiveness were somewhat more likely to display anorexic behaviors, be more obsessed with food, engage in more dieting behavior, have more weight fluctuations, and have an external orientation with regards to weight. Women who rated their mothers as low in responsiveness were more likely to be obsessed with food and have more weight fluctuations. Men who rated their mothers as high in control were more likely to be obsessed with food and have more weight fluctuations.
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Program year: 1994/1995Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Citation
Gallamore, Monica (1995). The Effects of Parenting Styles on Children's Eating Habits. University Undergraduate Research Fellow. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -HinzeL _1998.