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Henry, JaWanna L.; Trude, Angela C. B.; Surkan, Pamela J.; Anderson Steeves, Elizabeth; Hopkins, Laura C.; Gittelsohn, Joel – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: Psychosocial factors are important determinants of health behaviors and diet-related outcomes, yet relatively little work has explored their relation to food-purchasing and preparation behaviors in low-income populations. Aim: To evaluate the psychosocial factors associated with food-related behaviors. Methods: Cross-sectional data…
Descriptors: Food, Low Income Groups, Urban Areas, African American Family
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Cullen, Karen Weber; Thompson, Debbe; Chen, Tzu-An – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
This article presents the results of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the eight-session "Family Eats" web-based intervention promoting healthy home food environments for African American families. African American families (n = 126) with 8- to 12-year-old children completed online baseline questionnaires and were randomized into…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Health Promotion, Dietetics, Food
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Parks, Elizabeth P.; Kazak, Anne; Kumanyika, Shiriki; Lewis, Lisa; Barg, Frances K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Objective: In an effort to develop targets for childhood obesity interventions in non-Hispanic-Black (Black) families, this study examined parental perceptions of stress and identified potential links among parental stress and children's eating patterns, physical activity, and screen-time. Method: Thirty-three self-identified Black parents or…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Child Health, Obesity