McLeod Dorothy L, Bates Carolyn R, Heard Amy M, Bohnert Amy M, Santiago Catherine DeCarlo
Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Coffey Hall 208, Chicago, IL, 60660, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr;20(2):441-447. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0569-5.
Parents often underestimate their child's weight status, particularly when the child is overweight or obese. This study examined acculturation, stress, coping, and involuntary responses to stress and their relation to estimation of child's weight status among Mexican-origin immigrant families. Eighty-six families provided data on child's height and weight, caregiver's perception of their child's weight status, and caregiver's responses to acculturation, stress, and coping scales. Parents underestimated their child's weight status, particularly when the child was overweight or obese. Although acculturation and stress were not associated with accuracy, parents' responses to stress were linked to parent perceptions. Parents who reported more frequent use of involuntary engagement (e.g., rumination, physiological arousal) were more accurate. Future research, as well as healthcare providers, should consider how parents manage and respond to stress in order to fully understand the factors that explain weight perceptions among Mexican-origin immigrant parents.
父母常常低估自己孩子的体重状况，尤其是当孩子超重或肥胖时。本研究调查了文化适应、压力、应对方式以及对压力的非自主反应，及其与墨西哥裔移民家庭中对孩子体重状况的判断之间的关系。86个家庭提供了孩子身高和体重的数据、照顾者对孩子体重状况的认知，以及照顾者对文化适应、压力和应对方式量表的回答。父母低估了自己孩子的体重状况，尤其是当孩子超重或肥胖时。虽然文化适应和压力与判断准确性无关，但父母对压力的反应与父母的认知有关。报告更频繁地使用非自主应对方式（如反复思考、生理唤醒）的父母判断更准确。未来的研究以及医疗保健提供者应考虑父母如何管理和应对压力，以便全面了解解释墨西哥裔移民父母体重认知的因素。
