Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2016

Abstract

Objective: Inaccurate parental perception of their child's weight status is commonly reported in Western countries. It is unclear whether similar misperception exists in Asian populations. This study aimed to evaluate the ability of Singaporean mothers to accurately describe their three-year-old child's weight status verbally and visually.

Keywords

Body Mass Index, Preschool Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Discrimination (Psychology), Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Humans, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Pediatric Obesity, Singapore, Thinness

Discipline

Applied Behavior Analysis | Family, Life Course, and Society | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

PLoS ONE

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

14

ISSN

1932-6203

Identifier

10.1371/journal.pone.0147563

Publisher

Public Library of Science

Embargo Period

3-19-2018

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Comments

Full Author List: Cheng T.S.; Cheng T.; Loy S.; Cheung Y.; Chan J.; Tint M.; Godfrey K.; Gluckman P.; Kwek K.; Saw S.; Chong Y.; Lee Y.; Yap F.; Lek N.; Sheppard A.; Chinnadurai A.; Goh A.; Rifkin-Graboi A.; Qiu A.; Biswas A.; Lee B.; Broekman B.; Quah B.; Shuter B.; Chng C.; Ngo C.; Hsu S.; Bong C.; Henry C.; Chee C.; Fok D.; Yeo G.; Inskip H.; Chen H.; Van Bever H.; Magiati I.; Wong I.; Lau I.; Kapur J.; Richmond J.; Holbrook J.; Gooley J.; Tan K.; Niduvaje K.; Singh L.; Su L.; Daniel L.; Shek L.; Fortier M.; Hanson M.; Chong M.; Rauff M.; Chua M.; Meaney M.; Teoh O.; Wong P.; Agarwal P.; Van Dam R.; Rebello S.; Chong S.; Cai S.; Soh S.; Lim S.; Rajadurai V.; Stunkel W.; Han W.; Pang W.; Goh Y.; Chan Y.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147563

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