Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, UVA Cancer Center Research and Outreach Office, 16 East Main Street, 24073, Christiansburg, VA, USA.
, 16 East Main Street, 24073, Christiansburg, VA, USA.
Matern Child Health J. 2022 Nov;26(11):2271-2282. doi: 10.1007/s10995-022-03493-4. Epub 2022 Sep 20.
To describe beverage behaviors among preschooler-parent dyads and explore correlates with preschooler's beverage behaviors.
This exploratory, cross-sectional study includes a convenience sample of 202 parents of preschoolers surveyed from four Head Start programs in Virginia and Ohio. Measurements included parent-child beverage behaviors, parent beverage perceptions, parent beverage rules, home beverage availability, and demographics. Analyses included descriptive statistics, correlations, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Quade's non-parametric ANCOVA tests.
Mean sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB; i.e., regular soda, sweetened fruit drinks, sports/energy drinks, and coffee/tea with sugar) intake was 1.3 (SD = 1.4) and 2.3 (SD = 2.0) times/day for preschoolers and parents, respectively. When considering all sugary drink sources [i.e., summing SSB with flavored milk and 100% fruit juice (FJ)], the mean frequency increased to 3.2 (SD = 2.1) and 3.6 (SD = 2.4) times/day, respectively, for preschoolers and parents. A significant positive correlation was observed between preschooler-parent dyads for SSB (r = 0.406, p < 0.001) and for all sugary drinks (r = 0.572, p < 0.001). Parents who were younger, single, less educated, and with lower income had preschoolers with significantly higher SSB and all sugary drink intake (all p < 0.05). Significant correlates with preschoolers' beverage behaviors also included parent perceived behavioral control (SSB: p = 0.003, 100% FJ: p = 0.008, water: p < 0.0001), parenting practices (SSB: p = 0.022), and home availability (SSB: p = 0.011, 100% FJ: p < 0.001, water: p < 0.001).
This study highlights excessive SSB and all sugary drink consumption among Head Start preschooler-parent dyads. Also, intervention targets to improve preschooler's beverage behaviors are identified, including efforts to improve parent's beverage behaviors, perceived behavioral control, parenting practices, and the home environment.
描述学龄前儿童-家长对子群体的饮料行为，并探讨与学龄前儿童饮料行为相关的因素。
这是一项探索性的、横断面研究，纳入了弗吉尼亚州和俄亥俄州的四个“学步儿童发展计划”中 202 名学龄前儿童家长进行调查。测量包括儿童与家长的饮料行为、家长对饮料的认知、家长的饮料规则、家庭饮料供应情况和人口统计学特征。分析包括描述性统计、相关性分析、克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验和奎德尔非参数方差分析检验。
学龄前儿童和家长的含糖饮料（SSB；即普通苏打水、加糖果汁饮料、运动/能量饮料和加糖咖啡/茶）的平均摄入量分别为 1.3（标准差=1.4）和 2.3（标准差=2.0）次/天。当考虑所有含糖饮料来源[即 SSB 与调味牛奶和 100%果汁（FJ）相加]时，学龄前儿童和家长的平均频率分别增加到 3.2（标准差=2.1）和 3.6（标准差=2.4）次/天。学龄前儿童与家长之间 SSB（r=0.406，p<0.001）和所有含糖饮料（r=0.572，p<0.001）均呈显著正相关。年轻、单身、受教育程度较低和收入较低的家长，其学龄前儿童 SSB 和所有含糖饮料的摄入量明显更高（均 p<0.05）。与学龄前儿童饮料行为显著相关的因素还包括家长感知的行为控制（SSB：p=0.003，100%FJ：p=0.008，水：p<0.0001）、育儿实践（SSB：p=0.022）和家庭供应情况（SSB：p=0.011，100%FJ：p<0.001，水：p<0.001）。
本研究强调了“学步儿童发展计划”中学龄前儿童-家长对子群体中 SSB 和所有含糖饮料的过度消费。此外，还确定了改善学龄前儿童饮料行为的干预目标，包括努力改善家长的饮料行为、感知的行为控制、育儿实践和家庭环境。
