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Background and Objective: In recent years, greater attention has been directed toward parent-focused behavioral interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a parent-focused behavioral intervention on the consumption of industrial snacks among overweight and obese children aged 4–6 years.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The study population comprised all mothers of overweight and obese children aged 4–6 years in Tehran in 2024. A total of 30 mothers were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected using a researcher-developed checklist for assessing the frequency of children’s industrial snack consumption. The experimental group participated in eight 60-minute sessions of the parent-focused behavioral intervention. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc tests at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS version 24.
Results: Findings indicated a significant difference between the two groups in children’s industrial snack consumption at posttest and follow-up (F=38.76, p<0.001). The parent-focused behavioral intervention effectively reduced industrial snack consumption among overweight and obese children aged 4–6 years.
Conclusion: Parent-focused behavioral interventions, through the active engagement of parents, offer an effective strategy for reducing industrial snack consumption in preschool-aged overweight and obese children. This approach can promote healthy eating patterns within families and is both applicable and transferable to the home environment.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The study population comprised all mothers of overweight and obese children aged 4–6 years in Tehran in 2024. A total of 30 mothers were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected using a researcher-developed checklist for assessing the frequency of children’s industrial snack consumption. The experimental group participated in eight 60-minute sessions of the parent-focused behavioral intervention. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc tests at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS version 24.
Results: Findings indicated a significant difference between the two groups in children’s industrial snack consumption at posttest and follow-up (F=38.76, p<0.001). The parent-focused behavioral intervention effectively reduced industrial snack consumption among overweight and obese children aged 4–6 years.
Conclusion: Parent-focused behavioral interventions, through the active engagement of parents, offer an effective strategy for reducing industrial snack consumption in preschool-aged overweight and obese children. This approach can promote healthy eating patterns within families and is both applicable and transferable to the home environment.
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Psychology
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