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Capstone: Child Temperament And Parenting Styles As Predictors Of Bmi, Sophia A. Mir
Capstone: Child Temperament And Parenting Styles As Predictors Of Bmi, Sophia A. Mir
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
This capstone examines how child temperament and parenting style predict child BMI in a sample of low income, ethnic minority children 1-4 years old, as well as the moderating role of parenting style in child temperament predicting child BMI. Dimensions of both child temperament and parenting style have been found to be protective of high child BMI in pediatric populations. Few studies have explored the longitudinal relationship between child temperament and parenting style and child BMI, and even fewer have examined the interaction between the two in predicting child BMI. This study includes measures of child temperament, parenting style, and …