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KMID : 0379720200340020289
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2020 Volume.34 No. 2 p.289 ~ p.300
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Gender Differences Regarding Parental Teasing of Korean Children’s Weight and Anti-Fat Attitudes
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Ra Jin-Suk
Cho Kyung-Seu
Cho Yoon-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify gender differences associated with weight related teasing by parents, and development of anti-fat attitudes among Korean children aged 5 to 7 years.
Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design. Questionnaire interviews were conducted by enrolling 222 healthy children having normal development and living with their parents in South Korea.
Results: Results showed gender and parental weight-related teasing was significantly associated with anti-fat attitudes among children. Significance of the association between parental weight-related teasing and anti-fat attitudes among kindergarten children differed according to the child’s gender. Among girls, the higher level of parental weight-related teasing was associated with greater anti-fat attitude. However, parental weight-related teasing was not associated with increased anti-fat attitude among boys.
Conclusion: Considering our study results, we recommend developing programs aimed towards decreasing teasing in the family environment, such as changing the gender-specific weight norms to prevent anti-fat attitudes in Korean girls.
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KEYWORD
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Children, Body weight, Obesity, Teasing
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