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Household Chaos in Toddlerhood: Implications for Early-Childhood Weight Development- [electronic resource]
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Household Chaos in Toddlerhood: Implications for Early-Childhood Weight Development- [electronic resource]
자료유형  
 학위논문파일 국외
최종처리일시  
20240214101936
ISBN  
9798380182881
DDC  
614.4
저자명  
Krupsky, Kathryn Lila.
서명/저자  
Household Chaos in Toddlerhood: Implications for Early-Childhood Weight Development - [electronic resource]
발행사항  
[S.l.]: : The Ohio State University., 2021
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2021
형태사항  
1 online resource(202 p.)
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Anderson, Sarah E.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Ohio State University, 2021.
사용제한주기  
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초록/해제  
요약Introduction: Public health efforts to curb the obesity epidemic in the United States have shifted focus towards obesity prevention strategies in early stages of life. While most studies examining the etiology of excess weight gain in childhood have focused on behavioral factors, like dietary intake and physical activity, recent literature suggests prevention strategies may benefit from targeting complex interactions between children, their caregivers, and the broader social and material context of family home environments. In response, obesity preventions researchers are considering the potential influence of chaos in childhood obesity risk, as well as the role of caregiver-child interactions in healthy weight development; very few studies have simultaneously considered chaos and caregiver-child interactions in the context of childhood obesity risk. Thus, the current dissertation aimed to examine risk pathways from chaos to childhood obesity directly, and through aspects of caregiver-child feeding interactions. All studies included in this dissertation use data from the Play & Grow study, a contemporary cohort of caregiver-toddler dyads (N = 299) from central Ohio. The cohort was constructed to examine children's weight trajectories in early childhood, with respect to caregiver-child mealtime and play time interactions, children's self-regulation, and children's gestational age.Study 1: Chaos has implications for child health that may extend to childhood obesity. Yet, results from studies describing associations between chaos and childhood obesity are mixed. Challenges to studying chaos-obesity relationships may include inconsistencies in operationalizing chaos and reliance on caregiver perceptions. Furthermore, multiple pathways may link chaos to obesity, though few have been empirically examined. A concurrent mixed methods analysis was conducted to describe home and neighborhood chaos using a subsample 283 caregiver-toddlers dyads from the Play & Grow study. Quantitative data consisted of a 21- item audit of neighborhood and household conditions. Qualitative data included brief ethnographies from rapid participant observation techniques. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the underlying structure of environmental and household chaos. A thematic content analysis was completed to identify potential pathways linking chaos to childhood obesity. Results indicated chaos was comprised of multiple factors, including household disorganization and neighborhood noise. Unique themes, such as child behavior and caregiver-child interactions, were identified from analysis of the ethnographies. Results support the notion that chaos is a complex construct composed of multiple factors and the mechanisms linking chaos to childhood obesity may be equally complex.Study 2: Disparate literature examining associations between chaos and child weight outcomes in early-life limits what conclusions can be drawn about the role-if any-of chaos in child weight development. Therefore, the second study of this dissertation aimed to assess cross-sectional associations between household chaos and child weight outcomes. Multivariable log-binomial models were constructed to examine cross-sectional associations between household disorganization, one aspect of household chaos and child weight status at 24-months. Results suggest household disorganization was not cross-sectionally associated with toddler weight status. These findings contribute to other studies reporting null associations between chaos and child weight outcomes in early-life, though future analyses should focus on longitudinal assessments of chaos and child weight trajectories.Study 3: Numerous measures exist for examining caregiver feeding practices, but few assess specific aspects of feeding environments agreed upon by caregivers and their children or competing feeding strategies discussed in leading feeding frameworks. In response to this gap in methodology, the Feeding Strategies Questionnaire (FSQ) was developed. The psychometric properties of the FSQ have only been described in two studies, which report heterogenous structures and utilized samples with limited generalizability. Therefore, the third study conducted as part of this dissertation examined the psychometric properties of the FSQ within the Play & Grow cohort. Analyses are limited to participants with complete FSQ data (n = 293), which was administered to participating caregivers via survey during the 24-month assessment. The initial 32-items, six factor structure of the FSQ, reported in the original development study, was tested in the Play & Grow cohort using confirmatory factor analysis. Fit indices suggested model fit was inadequate (RMSEA = 0.089 (90% CI: 0.084, 0.094); CFI = 0.85; TLI = 0.83). Therefore, an exploratory factor analysis using the 32 items was conducted to identify a parsimonious model structure. The final factor structure utilized 23 items, which loaded onto four factors: Mealtime Scheduling, Caregiver Control of Intake, Child Control of Intake, and Unstructured Mealtimes. Fit indices for the new model structure were better (RMSEA = 0.097 (90% CI: 0.090, 0.010), CFI = 0.91, and TLI = 0.90). These findings suggest a modified version of the FSQ may be an age-appropriate measure for examining caregiver feeding practices among caregivers with toddlers. Study 4: Few studies describe the influence of chaos on specific feeding behaviors used by caregivers of toddlers. Therefore, the fourth study in this dissertation aimed to examine the direct and interactive associations between chaos, child temperament, and caregiver feeding practices. One aspect of chaos, household disorganization, was assessed using direct observations of household conditions when children were 24-months. Caregivers described three dimensions of child temperament, negative affect, surgency, and effortful control, via survey. Four caregiver feeding practices were reported by caregivers using the modified Feeding Strategies Questionnaire. The analytic sample was restricted to participants with complete data on all study variables (n = 275). Multivariable linear regression models were constructed to examine associations between household disorganization and caregiver reported feeding strategies. Interactive effects were assessed using interaction terms between household disorganization and variables describing child temperament. Higher levels of household disorganization and higher levels of child effortful control were significantly associated with more child control of intake. There was no evidence to suggest household disorganization and child temperament had interactive effects on caregiver feeding practices.Conclusions: Goals to significantly reduce the number of U.S. children with obesity requires multifaceted strategies which account for the numerous complexities associated with obesity treatment and prevention. The studies included in this dissertation highlight how one feature of family home environments, chaos, may add to those complexities. Through detailed, direct observations of environmental and household chaos, this dissertation underscores the necessity for nuance and specificity in studies examining chaos as a risk factor for childhood obesity. Within a bioecological frame, these studies discuss the pathways by which chaos may reduce a family's capacity to promote healthy child weight development. The long-term goal of this program of research is to develop recommendations for family-based, childhood obesity prevention strategies.
일반주제명  
Epidemiology.
일반주제명  
Public health.
일반주제명  
Nutrition.
키워드  
Childhood obesity
키워드  
Obesity preventions
키워드  
Chaos
키워드  
Toddlerhood
키워드  
Obesity treatment
기타저자  
The Ohio State University Public Health
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-03B.
기본자료저록  
Dissertation Abstract International
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