Hancock Kirsten J, Lawrence David, Zubrick Stephen R
Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 23;9(6):e100686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100686. eCollection 2014.
In recent years there has been an increasing interest in overprotective parenting and the potential role it plays in child development. While some have argued that a trend towards increased parental fear and reduced opportunity for independent mobility may be linked to increasing rates of child overweight and obesity, there is limited empirical information available to support this claim. Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationships between maternal protectiveness and child overweight and obesity. A cohort of 4-5 year old children was followed up at 6-7, 8-9 and 10-11 years of age (n = 2596). Measures included a protective parenting scale administered when children were 6-7 and 8-9 years of age, child body mass index (BMI), family characteristics including household income, neighbourhood disadvantage, child's position amongst siblings, and maternal BMI, education, employment, mental health and age at first birth. International Obesity Taskforce age- and sex-specific BMI cut points were used to determine if children were in the normal, overweight or obese BMI range. There was no association between maternal protectiveness and the odds of children being overweight or obese at age 4-5, 6-7 or 8-9 years. However at age 10-11 years, a 1 standard deviation increase in maternal protectiveness was associated with a 13% increase in the odds of children being overweight or obese. The results provide evidence of a relationship between maternal protectiveness and child overweight and obesity, however further research is required to understand the mechanism(s) that links the two concepts.
近年来，人们对过度保护型育儿及其在儿童发展中可能扮演的角色越来越感兴趣。虽然有些人认为，父母恐惧增加和儿童独立活动机会减少的趋势可能与儿童超重和肥胖率上升有关，但支持这一说法的实证信息有限。本研究利用澳大利亚儿童纵向研究的数据，旨在探讨母亲保护行为与儿童超重和肥胖之间的纵向关系。对一组4 - 5岁的儿童在6 - 7岁、8 - 9岁和10 - 11岁时进行了随访（n = 2596）。测量指标包括在儿童6 - 7岁和8 - 9岁时实施的保护型育儿量表、儿童体重指数（BMI）、家庭特征，包括家庭收入、邻里劣势、孩子在兄弟姐妹中的排行，以及母亲的BMI、教育程度、就业情况、心理健康状况和初育年龄。使用国际肥胖特别工作组的年龄和性别特异性BMI切点来确定儿童的BMI处于正常、超重还是肥胖范围。在4 - 5岁、6 - 7岁或8 - 9岁时，母亲的保护行为与儿童超重或肥胖的几率之间没有关联。然而，在10 - 11岁时，母亲保护行为增加1个标准差与儿童超重或肥胖几率增加13%相关。研究结果为母亲保护行为与儿童超重和肥胖之间的关系提供了证据，然而，需要进一步研究以了解将这两个概念联系起来的机制。
