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- The study explores how preschool children's weight perceptions are affected by their teachers, mothers, and their own views.
- The research involved 388 triads of Korean children aged 3-6, focusing on various factors like BMI and body image.
- Findings reveal that teachers significantly impact children's weight misperceptions, highlighting the need for teacher training to foster accurate weight perceptions and healthy body images.
Article Abstract
Aim: This study examined the influence of teachers, mothers, and children themselves on weight misperceptions of preschool children.
Background: Preschool children should have correct perceptions of their weight and develop a positive body image and healthy weight-control behaviors throughout childhood.
Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design based on the biopsychosocial model. We analyzed 388 triads of Korean children aged 3-6 years, their mothers, and teachers.
Results: Children's body mass index (BMI) and weight satisfaction, mothers' BMI; teachers' education level, BMI, perception of and satisfaction with children's weight, body image, and attitude toward obesity were predictors of children underestimating their weight. Mothers' education level and BMI; teachers' BMI, satisfaction with children's weight, and body image were predictors of children overestimating their weight.
Conclusions: Teachers influence weight misperceptions of preschool children. Intervention programs for teachers should incorporate more accurate perceptions of children's weight and promote healthy body image.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.01.005 | DOI Listing |
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