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Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families (2024)


Sarvanne, T., Kokko, S., Abdollahi, A. M., Serasinghe, N., Kinnunen, S., Lehto, R., & Vepsäläinen, H. (2024). Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families. Appetite, 200, Article 107578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107578


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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajatSarvanne, Tuuli; Kokko, Sami; Abdollahi, Anna M.; Serasinghe, Nithya; Kinnunen, Satu; Lehto, Reetta; Vepsäläinen, Henna

Lehti tai sarjaAppetite

ISSN0195-6663

eISSN1095-8304

Julkaisuvuosi2024

Ilmestymispäivä21.06.2024

Volyymi200

Artikkelinumero107578

KustantajaElsevier

JulkaisumaaAlankomaat

Julkaisun kielienglanti

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107578

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96805


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As a way of modelling healthier eating habits for their children, parents may intentionally avoid consuming sugary foods and drinks (SFDs) in their presence but consume these on other occasions (later referred to as parental secretive eating). This study aimed to 1) explore the prevalence of parental secretive eating, 2) investigate the associations between parental secretive eating and SFD consumption in parents and children, and 3) qualitatively explore the reasons for parental secretive eating. Participants were Finnish mothers (n=362), fathers (n=123), and their 3–6-year-old children (n=403); this data was collected in 2017 as part of the baseline assessment of the DAGIS intervention. Parents reported how often they avoided eating SFDs in the presence of their child, completed food frequency questionnaires for themselves and their child, and responded to an open-ended question of explaining reasons for secretive eating. The overall prevalence of parental secretive eating was 68%. It was more common among mothers than fathers (p<0.001) and most prevalent in chocolate (61%) and sweets (59%). Parental secretive eating was positively associated with SFD consumption both among mothers (ꞵ=0.274, p<0.001) and fathers (ꞵ=0.210, p=0.028) in linear regression models adjusted for parents’ and child’s age, child’s gender, parental education level, and number of household members. Mothers’ or fathers’ secretive eating and child’s SFD consumption were not associated (ꞵ=0.031, p=0.562; ꞵ=-0.143; p=0.167). Three themes describing reasons for parental secretive eating were found: family food rules, avoiding child’s requests, and aspiration for healthy modeling. In conclusion, parental secretive eating may play an important role in determining SFD consumption in families with preschoolers. Additional research is needed to determine whether parents can prevent their own eating habits from influencing their child through secretive eating.


YSO-asiasanatruokakasvatusravitsemuskäyttäytyminenesikouluikäisetvanhemmatlapset (perheenjäsenet)roolimallitvälipalatsokeri

Vapaat asiasanatfood parenting; practices; covert control; role modeling; sugar-sweetened beverages; snack food; mixed methods


Liittyvät organisaatiot


OKM-raportointiKyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi2024

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