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An Interaction Path of Mothers’ and Preschoolers’ Food-and Physical Activity-Related Aspects in Disadvantaged Sicilian Urban Areas

Luca PetrignaGiovanni Angelo NavarraAntonio PalmaMarianna BellafioreGiuseppe BattagliaGarden Tabacchi

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Association Disadvantage Food habits Mothers Physical activity Preschoolers030309 nutrition & dieteticsCross-sectional studyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisGross motor skillPhysical activityFood habitslcsh:Medicinephysical activityfood habitsVulnerable PopulationsArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEnvironmental healthSurveys and QuestionnairespreschoolersHumans030212 general & internal medicineChildExercisePandemicsDisadvantage0303 health sciencesSARS-CoV-2lcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthassociationCOVID-19disadvantageFeeding BehaviorMother-Child RelationsTest (assessment)DisadvantagedmothersCross-Sectional StudiesChild PreschoolFemalePsychologySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Motorie

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Background: The relationship between mothers and their children’s lifestyle is still unclear, especially in disadvantaged areas. Consequently, the study aims to identify a path explaining the extent to which maternal eating habits and physical activity (PA) level predict food-related aspects, PA practice and Quotient of Gross Motor Development (QGMD) in preschoolers from disadvantaged urban areas. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 79 dyads of mothers and children were recruited from kindergartens. Information related to family socio-demographic aspects, mothers’ and children’s dietary intake frequencies and PA/sedentariness, mothers’ weight and height, mothers’ perception on children’s food intake, and children’s food literacy (FL) was collected with a questionnaire and the Food Literacy Assessment Tool (preschool-FLAT), while gross-motor skills were measured with the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD)

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2021-03-01International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18062875http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062875