Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1092804
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
How do parenting and parent-child interactions impact on preschool children's eating, physical activity habits, and subsequent patterns of weight gain? The cost to society of obesity is high from both a financial and psychosocial perspective. Australian researchers can take a lead in the prevention of obesity during the formative preschool years, when models of risk factors are examined systematically and rigorously. This research will be the first prospective study to evaluate the impact of parental cognitions and behaviours, parent-child interactions, family/demographic characteristics and child characteristics on child risk factors (dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behaviours) during the preschool years. The findings will assist in developing evidence-based intervention strategies for maintenance of healthy weight gain in preschool children.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2010
End Date: 12-2012
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $150,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Psychology | Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology | Developmental Psychology And Ageing
