Martinez Suzanna M, Rhee Kyung, Blanco Estela, Boutelle Kerri
J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 May;115(5 Suppl):S34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.02.028.
This study aimed to explore the attitudes and behaviors of Latino mothers around feeding their children. Using qualitative methods, we conducted four focus groups in Spanish with 41 Latino mothers of elementary school-age children in San Diego County, CA. Latino mothers' mean age was 41 years; 90% were foreign-born; and 74% had a high school education or less. We explored cultural viewpoints around feeding and cooking and feeding strategies used. Focus groups were analyzed based on a priori and emergent themes. The following themes around feeding emerged: feeding attitudes central to the maternal responsibility of having well-fed children and feeding behaviors that centered on cooking methods, supportive behaviors, and reinforcement strategies for "eating well." These findings increase our understanding of the Latino maternal role to feed children and can help to inform more culturally appropriate research to effectively address nutritional issues and obesity prevention in Latino children.
本研究旨在探讨拉丁裔母亲在喂养孩子方面的态度和行为。我们采用定性研究方法，用西班牙语在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥县对41名有小学学龄孩子的拉丁裔母亲进行了四次焦点小组访谈。拉丁裔母亲的平均年龄为41岁；90%是外国出生；74%接受过高中及以下教育。我们探讨了围绕喂养和烹饪的文化观点以及所采用的喂养策略。焦点小组访谈依据预先设定的主题和新出现的主题进行分析。围绕喂养出现了以下主题：喂养态度以让孩子吃得好这一母亲责任为核心，以及围绕烹饪方法、支持性行为和“吃得好”的强化策略的喂养行为。这些研究结果增进了我们对拉丁裔母亲喂养孩子角色的理解，并有助于为更符合文化背景的研究提供信息，以有效解决拉丁裔儿童的营养问题和肥胖预防问题。
