Comparison of Parent and Child Ratings of Fruit and Vegetable Liking to Assess Parent Accuracy as Proxy Reporters

Virginia C. Stage; Carrie Downing; Archana V. Hegde; Dipti A. Dev; Amanda D. Peterson; L. Suzanne Goodell

doi:10.1080/03670244.2019.1572002

Comparison of Parent and Child Ratings of Fruit and Vegetable Liking to Assess Parent Accuracy as Proxy Reporters

Virginia C. Stage, Carrie Downing, Archana V. Hegde, Dipti A. Dev, Amanda D. Peterson, L. Suzanne Goodell

Children, Youth and Family Studies

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Abstract

This study examined the accuracy of parent-report child fruit/vegetable (FV) liking. Child/parent dyads (n = 24) were recruited from six Head Start preschools in North Carolina. Liking for 10 FVs was assessed using a validated pictorial tool for children; a similar scale was used for parents. Negative relationships were observed between parent/child for one fruit (grapes) and one vegetable (broccoli). Positive relationships were observed among oranges, grapes, and overall fruit rankings. Parents tended to rank children’s liking of fruits higher than their children, while children ranked liking vegetables higher. Findings suggest parents may not be accurate respondents for preschool children’s FV liking.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	166-186
Number of pages	21
Journal	Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Volume	58
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1572002
State	Published - Mar 4 2019

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Keywords

Fruit and vegetables
liking
parent-report
preschool children

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Food Science
Ecology

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Stage, V. C., Downing, C., Hegde, A. V., Dev, D. A., Peterson, A. D., & Goodell, L. S. (2019). Comparison of Parent and Child Ratings of Fruit and Vegetable Liking to Assess Parent Accuracy as Proxy Reporters. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 58(2), 166-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1572002

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