Parental attitudes towards antibacterial prescribing change following educational message

2001 ◽  
Vol 338 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Educational Message

Parental Attitudes, Child Behavior, and Use of Mental Health Services

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlanger A. Turner ◽  
Beth H. Garland ◽  
Robert W. Heffer ◽  
Tammy D. Barry ◽  
Ferne A. Pinard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Parental Attitudes

Assessing Preschoolers’ Beverage Consumption Using the Theory of Planned Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 711-721
Author(s):  
Cherry Choy ◽  
Inyang A. Isong
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Beverage Consumption ◽  
Self Image

Childhood obesity and caries are linked to sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and excessive juice consumption. We assessed psychosocial factors influencing children’s beverage consumption and strategies to promote healthier choices. Using a quantitative and qualitative approach guided by the theory of planned behavior, we surveyed and interviewed 37 parents of preschool-aged children on barriers and facilitators of children’s beverage consumption. Most children (83.8%) consumed SSBs, 67.6% drank >4 to 6 oz of juice per day. Parent’s self-efficacy was the strongest correlate of parent’s behavioral intention to limit SSB (0.72, standard error 0.08, P = .03). Parents’ motivations to limit their child’s SSB intake extended beyond simply preventing caries and obesity; they also considered the implications of these conditions on children’s self-image, future health, and quality of life. Yet, the influence of multidimensional barriers made it difficult to reduce children’s SSB consumption. Interventions that address parental attitudes, values, and self-efficacy to address external factors could help reduce children’s SSB consumption.

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