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Beckmann-Mendez, Diana Ardith.

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Maternal perceptions of body image of Mexican-American children.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Maternal perceptions of body image of Mexican-American children./
Author:	Beckmann-Mendez, Diana Ardith.
Description:	101 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Beverly H. Robinson.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International68-06B.
Subject:	Health Sciences, Nursing. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3267898
ISBN:	9780549071440

Maternal perceptions of body image of Mexican-American children.
Beckmann-Mendez, Diana Ardith.

Maternal perceptions of body image of Mexican-American children. - 101 p.

Adviser: Beverly H. Robinson.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2007.

With the evolution of the technological age, American society has adopted a lifestyle of convenience and instant access. This lifestyle of convenience combined with inactivity has had a devastating effect on every segment in today's society, and, as a result, obesity has become an epidemic in the United States affecting both adults and children. Mexican-American children in particular have higher rates of obesity than their Hispanic counterparts and other ethnic minorities. Multiple studies have been conducted with various racial and ethnic populations to gain an understanding of the maternal perceptions concerning weight status, body size, and contributing factors in the development of obesity during the childhood years. However, few have focused on Mexican-American mothers. Since mothers are widely recognized as the guardians of young children's health, it is important to gain an understanding of their perceptions of the body images of preschool children.

ISBN: 9780549071440Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017798
Health Sciences, Nursing.

Maternal perceptions of body image of Mexican-American children.
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520 $a With the evolution of the technological age, American society has adopted a lifestyle of convenience and instant access. This lifestyle of convenience combined with inactivity has had a devastating effect on every segment in today's society, and, as a result, obesity has become an epidemic in the United States affecting both adults and children. Mexican-American children in particular have higher rates of obesity than their Hispanic counterparts and other ethnic minorities. Multiple studies have been conducted with various racial and ethnic populations to gain an understanding of the maternal perceptions concerning weight status, body size, and contributing factors in the development of obesity during the childhood years. However, few have focused on Mexican-American mothers. Since mothers are widely recognized as the guardians of young children's health, it is important to gain an understanding of their perceptions of the body images of preschool children.
520 $a Mothers have a profound influence on their children by serving as role models. However, a need exists to clarify what roles these practices and other cultural phenomena have in promoting or lessening the issue of obesity in children. A mixed methods design was implemented in this study with twofold goal: (a) to describe maternal perceptions of body image in Mexican-American children, and, (b) to determine whether childhood obesity is recognized as a health issue among Mexican-American mothers.
520 $a Descriptive qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured, ethnographic interviews of Mexican-American mothers. Mothers of children aged 2--5 years (n = 15) were interviewed for their explanatory models surrounding their children's body image and obesity. Quantitative data were collected via a demographics questionnaire and through the use of the Children's Body Image Scale (CBIS). Data gathered from the demographics and the CBIS were used to more fully describe the sample and expand the patterns and themes identified concerning maternal perception of body image of children. Mothers were able to define a healthy child in concordance with established medical/nursing ideals concerning weight and body size. However, an incongruity was discovered between what mothers say and what they do in terms of recognition, treatment, and prevention of childhood obesity and this finding needs to be explored in future research studies.
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