Leonard C P, D'Augelli A R, Smiciklas-Wright H
J Am Diet Assoc. 1984 Apr;84(4):424-7.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate an education intervention program designed to prevent weight problems in children by encouraging family changes in food selection, eating habits, and activity levels. The Preschool Eating Patterns (PEP) Program worked with parents, teaching procedures of reinforcement and extinction to encourage or discourage various practices. Thirty-six families participating in the PEP program served as the experimental group and 11 families as a comparison group. The program was evaluated by assessing parents' verbalizations and behaviors relevant to their children's eating patterns. The results suggest that the PEP program is a promising education intervention leading to more constructive parental responses to family eating situations, but further investigations are necessary to determine whether the program is truly preventive of future overweight.
本研究的目的是评估一项教育干预计划，该计划旨在通过鼓励家庭在食物选择、饮食习惯和活动水平方面做出改变，来预防儿童体重问题。学前饮食模式（PEP）计划与家长合作，教授强化和消退程序，以鼓励或抑制各种行为。参与PEP计划的36个家庭作为实验组，11个家庭作为对照组。通过评估家长与孩子饮食模式相关的言语表达和行为来对该计划进行评估。结果表明，PEP计划是一项有前景的教育干预措施，能使家长对家庭饮食情况做出更具建设性的反应，但还需要进一步调查以确定该计划是否真的能预防未来的超重问题。
