Open AccessMaternal Self-Efficacy Is Protective for Child (but Not Mother) Body Mass Index Among Mexican-Origin Children with Negative Temperament
Author(s) -
Sonali Rajan,
Laudan B. Jahromi,
Diamond Y. Bravo,
Adriana J. UmañaTaylor,
Kimberly A. Updegraff
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics/journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.77
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1536-7312
pISSN - 0196-206X
DOI - 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000696
Subject(s) - temperament , body mass index , childhood obesity , psychology , obesity , developmental psychology , stressor , psychological intervention , early childhood , self efficacy , structural equation modeling , protective factor , clinical psychology , medicine , personality , psychiatry , overweight , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , psychotherapist
Childhood obesity persists as a serious public health concern, particularly among Mexican-origin youth. Teen mothers are also at heightened obesity risk. Multiple factors may exacerbate this risk, including stressors associated with parenting. Indeed, difficult child temperaments pose unique parenting challenges, which may also be linked to physical health outcomes in mothers. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the interaction between negative child temperament and parenting self-efficacy is related to the body mass index (BMI) of young children and their adolescent mothers while controlling for important contextual factors. We also examined which pathways differed for girls versus boys.