Sex-Specific Associations Between Parenting Practices and Dietary Quality Within Male and Female Adolescents in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia

IF 4 2区医学 Q2 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI:10.1016/j.jand.2025.156248

Hebah Alawi Kutbi PhD, RD , Dana Firas AlShangiti MSc , Hatoon Yousef Bawarith BSc , Wala Abdulrahim Alamoodi BSc , Lujain Ahmed Bahubaish BSc, RD , Rana Hisham Mosli PhD, RD , Walaa Abdullah Mumena PhD

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Abstract

Background

Consistent evidence indicates existing associations between food parenting practices and children’s dietary quality, yet these associations are likely to be different in adolescents as they are exposed to a wider social network.

Objective

To expand the existing literature by examining sex-specific associations between maternal and paternal food parenting practices and the dietary quality of male and female adolescents using sex-stratified analyses.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and January 2022.

Participants/setting

A total of 2000 adolescents and their parents were recruited from 16 schools located in the western region of Saudi Arabia. A triadic dataset of 656 adolescents (aged 11 to 18 years) and their mothers and fathers was included in the analytic sample.

Main outcome measures

Food parenting practices questionnaires were completed for each adolescent by their mothers and fathers separately using the Comprehensive Feeding Practice Questionnaire-Arabic. Dietary quality of adolescents was assessed using a modified version of the Short Form Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Statistical analyses performed

Sex-stratified linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between each food parenting practice and dietary quality score of adolescents, adjusting for adolescents’ age, maternal education status, city of residence, and family income.

Results

In male adolescents, maternal modeling, teaching about nutrition, and monitoring (B = .37; 95% CI, 0.14 to 0.60; B = .26, 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.51; and B = .31; 95% CI, 0.08 to .54, respectively) and paternal restriction for weight (B = .22; 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.44) were associated with higher dietary quality scores. In female adolescents, maternal restriction for health was associated with a lower dietary quality score (B = –.24; 95% CI, –0.43 to –0.05), whereas paternal teaching about nutrition was positively associated (B = .21; 95% CI, 0.02 to 0.40).

Conclusions

Findings suggest distinct patterns of association between maternal and paternal food parenting practices and dietary quality within male and female adolescents. Future interventions aimed at enhancing adolescent dietary quality may benefit from considering sex-specific associations between parental practices and dietary quality.

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在沙特阿拉伯西部地区的男性和女性青少年中，育儿实践和饮食质量之间的性别特异性关联。

背景：一致的证据表明，食物养育实践与儿童饮食质量之间存在关联，但这些关联可能在青少年中有所不同，因为他们接触到更广泛的社会网络。目的：通过性别分层分析，研究父母食物养育方式与男女青少年饮食质量之间的性别特异性关联，扩大现有文献。设计：横断面研究于2021年10月至2022年1月进行。参与者/环境：从沙特阿拉伯西部地区的16所学校共招募了2000名青少年及其父母。分析样本包括656名青少年（11-18岁）及其父母的三元数据集。主要结果测量：每个青少年的母亲和父亲分别使用阿拉伯语综合喂养实践问卷完成了食物养育实践问卷。青少年的饮食质量是用一种改良版的短形式食物频率问卷来评估的。统计分析：采用性别分层线性回归分析，在调整青少年年龄、母亲教育程度、居住城市和家庭收入等因素后，检验各食物养育方式与青少年饮食质量评分之间的关系。结果：在男性青少年中，母亲建模、营养教育和监测（B = 0.37 [95% CI 0.14, 0.60]、B = 0.26 [95% CI 0.01, 0.51]和B = 0.31, [95% CI 0.08, 0.54]）和父亲体重限制（B = 0.22 [95% CI 0.01, 0.44]）与较高的饮食质量得分相关。在女性青少年中，母亲对健康的限制与较低的饮食质量评分相关（B = -0.24 [95% CI -0.43, -0.05]），而父亲对营养的教导与之呈正相关（B = 0.21 [95% CI 0.02, 0.40]）。结论：研究结果表明，在男性和女性青少年中，母亲和父亲的食物养育方式与饮食质量之间存在明显的关联模式。未来旨在提高青少年饮食质量的干预措施可能受益于考虑父母行为与饮食质量之间的性别特异性关联。

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Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics NUTRITION & DIETETICS-

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649

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68 days

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