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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

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01-08-2019 | Original Paper

The Effects of Hispanic Immigrant Mother’s Resiliency on Children’s Dietary Adjustment

Authors: Elizabeth Villegas, Angela Wiley, Bridget Hannon, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Amber Hammons

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2019

Abstract

This study explored the adjustment phase of the resiliency model of family adjustment and adaptation, particularly how stress and food insecurity interact with protective mechanisms to influence children’s dietary adjustment. With increasing rates of Hispanic childhood obesity and disproportionate health disparities, this is an issue that must be better understood. Altogether, 137 Mexican immigrant mothers from Illinois and California completed questionnaires reporting their stressors, protective mechanisms, and family health behaviors. Multiple regression analyses revealed that higher perceived stress levels for mothers predicted non-nutritive snacking reasons. Furthermore, mother’s dietary patterns predicted child’s poor dietary quality. Taken together, maternal stressors play a role in family health behaviors, and future studies should consider household food environment factors when trying to understand protective mechanisms for families.

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Title: The Effects of Hispanic Immigrant Mother’s Resiliency on Children’s Dietary Adjustment
Authors: Elizabeth Villegas
Angela Wiley
Bridget Hannon
Margarita Teran-Garcia
Amber Hammons
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0810-x

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