The purpose of this study is to describe and correlate the relationship between the diet and exercise behaviors of parents and their preadolescent children.
The specific aims of the proposed study include: to describe and compare (a) the diet and exercise behavior, perceived health status, self-efficacy, definition of health and health promoting lifestyle characteristics of preadolescents and their parents, and (b) to compare preadolescents and their parents' diet and exercise behaviors to their perceived health status, self-efficacy of diet and exercise behavior, and behavioral intention, and (c) to describe the racial/ethnic, socioeconomic status (SES), and gender characteristics of the study sample. The proposed study will begin a program of research to investigate community-based interventions in which family modeling, communication, and function (parental involvement) interact with the community (school, church, work, media) and environment (SES, race/ethnicity, gender) to influence the health behaviors of children.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31NR007466-04
Application #
6529278
Study Section
National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group (NRRC)
Program Officer
Phillips, Janice
Project Start
2002-09-28
Project End
2003-06-30
Budget Start
2002-09-28
Budget End
2003-06-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$20,158
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Nursing
DUNS #
073133571
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94143
Norton, Deborah E; Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan; Waters, Catherine M et al. (2003) Parental influence on models of primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in children. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2:311-22