Paternal influences on children's weight gain : a systematic review Fraser, Josephine, Skouteris, Helen, McCabe, Marita, Ricciardelli, Lina A., Milgrom, Jeanette and Baur, Louise A. 2011, Paternal influences on children's weight gain : a systematic review, Fathering, vol. 9, no. 3, Fall, pp. 252-267. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads fraser-paternalinfluences-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 104.80KB 624 Title Paternal influences on children's weight gain : a systematic review Author(s) Fraser, Josephine Skouteris, Helen McCabe, Marita Ricciardelli, Lina A. orcid.org/0000-0002-7038-7410 Milgrom, Jeanette Baur, Louise A. Journal name Fathering Volume number 9 Issue number 3 Season Fall Start page 252 End page 267 Total pages 16 Publisher Men's Studies Press Place of publication Harriman, Tenn. Publication date 2011 ISSN 1537-6680 Keyword(s) children obesity fathers paternal influences Summary Childhood overweight and obesity rates have continued to rise globally, reaching epidemic proportions. Children's dietary patterns evolve within the context of the family and there are a number of pathways through which parents may shape children's dietary practices, including parent nutritional knowledge the types of foods that are made available to children, parental modeling of particular eating behaviors, and parent child-feeding practices. Most research examining these predictors has been undertaken with mothers as the primary caregivers, while fathers have received markedly less attention. This paper is a review of the literature on paternal influences on preschool children's weight gain, overweight and obesity. The results of this review indicate that fathers do influence preschool children's weight gain, overweight and obesity status. However, methodological limitations in the existing studies make direct and meaningful comparisons across studies difficult. The review further highlights the fact that fathers have been neglected in childhood obesity research. Language eng Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920501 Child Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Men's Studies Press. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30040225 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Paternal influences on children's weight gain : a systematic review (deposited 04-12-2021) Men's Studies Press Publisher (deposited 27-11-2012)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 23 Nov 2011, 10:25:29 EST Thu, 24 Nov 2011, 14:54:59 EST Mon, 23 Apr 2012, 10:17:13 EST Wed, 17 Apr 2013, 11:09:42 EST Mon, 16 Sep 2013, 10:39:29 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 17:44:40 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:26:53 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:34:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1192 Abstract Views, 624 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 23 Nov 2011, 10:25:11 EST by Jane Moschetti