How Parenting Behaviors Influence Weight and Health Status of African American Adolescents

This quantitative secondary data analysis sought to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and practices of African American mothers and fathers residing both inside and outside of the home on the weight status (as measured by BMI percentile) of their adolescent children. Findings indicate variables beyond parenting practices, such as urban/rural residence, must be considered to explain weight status among adolescents.https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/current/1015/thumbnail.jp