Exploring the bidirectional relationship between childhood BMI z-scores and harsh parenting measures: a longitudinal study

• Main Author: Chew, Jacinth
• Other Authors: Setoh Pei Pei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Harsh parenting; Childhood obesity; BMI z-scores; Linear mixed models
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176566
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The rising prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide makes it increasingly important to understand its mechanisms, particularly those related to aspects of the family environment such as parenting practices. In Singapore, the persistence of harsh parenting as a normative practice offers a unique opp...