Parent and child media exposure, preschooler dietary intake, and preschooler healthy-meal schemas in the context of food insecurity

• Autores: Kristen Harrison, Mericarmen Peralta, STRONG Kids Team
• Localización: Journal of Communication, ISSN-e 1460-2466, Vol. 65, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 443-464
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Media exposure is correlated with child obesity, yet the family behaviors underlying this link remain poorly understood. Using data from a sample of U.S. parents and their preschoolers, this study assessed parent and child exposure to 5 different media along with child dietary intake. Child healthy-meal schemas were measured with the Placemat Protocol, a novel play-based pretend meal assembly activity. Child and parent commercial TV viewing predicted greater obesogenic dietary intake for children in food-secure but not food-insecure households. Child commercial TV viewing also predicted a greater proportion of energy-dense to total foods in children's pretend healthy meals. Discussion focuses on food insecurity as a potential moderator of marketing effects and calls for continued research on child meal schema development.