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Parental feeding styles and adolescents’ healthy eating habits. Structure and correlates of a Costa Rican questionnaire
(2010)
This study designed and validated a questionnaire aimed at examining parental feeding styles to encourage healthy eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents. Adolescents (n = 133; mean age 15.4 years), and their parents, ...
How Self-Objectification Impacts Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls in Costa Rica
(2017-02)
Background: In Latin America, more than 80% of adolescent girls are physically inactive. Inactivity may be reinforced by female stereotypes and objectification in the Latin American sociocultural context. Methods: We ...
Intersectionality between parenting styles, area of residence and gender on food group consumption among Costa Rican adolescents
(2021)
Little is known about how parenting styles can influence the adolescent’s consumption of sugar-sweetened
beverages (SSB), fruits and vegetables (FV), and beans in Latin America. This study uses hierarchical moderated ...
Re-evaluating the Self-Report Habit Index: the cases of Physical Activity and Snacking habits
(2019)
Objective. The Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) was originally reported as one-dimensional (Verplanken and Orbell, 2003). Nevertheless, habit has been described as characterized by several features, and one-dimensional models ...
Gender-based eating norms, the family environment and food intake among Costa Rican adolescents
(2021)
Objective: To examine the association between family environment variables (parenting styles, family meal atmosphere), gender-based stereotypes, and food intake in Latin American adolescents.
Design: Structural equation ...
Psychosocial factors influencing the frequency of fast-food consumption among urban and rural Costa Rican adolescents
(2013)
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify psychosocial factors that influence fast-food consumption in urban and rural Costa Rican adolescents.
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire designed for the study asked ...
Influence of Parenting Styles on Willingness to Use Marijuana among Rural and Urban Costa Rican Adolescents
(2022-09-29)
Marijuana use during adolescence may result in altered neurocognitive functioning; therefore, preventing or delaying the onset of marijuana use is a public health concern. Parenting styles have been consistently identified ...
Association between Fathers´ and Mothers´ Parenting Styles and the Risk of Overweight/Obesity among Adolescents in San José Province, Costa Rica.
(2022-12)
Parenting styles are a risk factor for adolescents overweight/obesity worldwide, but this association is not well understood in the context of Latin America. This study examines the association between the parenting styles ...
Gender-based food intake stereotype scale (GBFISS) for adolescents: development and psychometric evaluation
(2020)
Objective. The study aimed to develop and test the validity and reliability of a gender-based food intake stereotype scale (GBFISS) to further the understanding of gender stereotype influences on food intake. Design. Two ...
Family function and eating behaviours among Hispanic/Latino youth: results from the Hispanic Community Children’s Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)
(2020)
Objective: To elucidate mechanisms across family function, home environment and eating behaviours within sociocultural context among Hispanic youth. Design: Two models tested via path analysis (youth fruit and vegetable ...