Parents of Children Ages 10 to 17 Years Old Clinical Trial
Official title:
Parents' View About Discussing Health Behaviors With Their Children
| Verified date | October 2018 |
| Source | University of California, Merced |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
It is important to increase understanding of parent views about discussions of health risk behaviors with their children, in order to guide efforts to develop health communication strategies aimed at promoting parent and child discussion of these behaviors. In turn, this may lead to a decrease in youth engaging in health-risk behaviors. This study explores parental views about discussing health risk behaviors with their children and then tests the effects of a discussion tool on parents conversations with their children about unhealthy eating, marijuana use, and sedentary behavior. Participants will include parents living in the United States who have children ages 10 to 17 years old.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 318 |
| Est. completion date | September 10, 2018 |
| Est. primary completion date | September 10, 2018 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | All |
| Age group | N/A and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Parent of children ages 10 to 17 years old living in the United States. Exclusion Criteria: |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | UC Merced | Merced | California |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| University of California, Merced |
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| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Intentions | The measure of parental intentions to discuss unhealthy eating and marijuana use with their child, adapted from established measures of behavioral intentions (Ajzen, 2002; Gibbons & Gerrard, 1995), included six items, 3 for unhealthy eating, and 3 for marijuana use. The measure began with the stem: "In the next four weeks, to what extent do you plan to discuss unhealthy eating (or marijuana use) with your child?," "In the next four weeks, to what extent will you try to discuss unhealthy eating (or marijuana use) with your child?," and "In the next four weeks, how likely is it that you will discuss unhealthy eating (or marijuana use) with your child?" Ratings ranged from 1 (not at all) to 5 (definitely). | 4 weeks | |
| Primary | Willingness | This measure was adapted from measures used to assess similar constructs such as within the context of cigarette smoking (Gibbons & Gerrard, 1995). The measure of parental willingness to discuss unhealthy eating and marijuana use with their child included the following stems: "Your child wants to attend a party in four weeks where there would be unhealthy foods (such as, soda, fried foods, chips, candy, ice cream, etc.) (or marijuana). How willing would you be to ask your child to not attend the party within the next four weeks?" "How willing would you be to discuss unhealthy eating (or marijuana use) with your child over the next four weeks?" and "How willing would you be to discuss potential concerns about unhealthy eating (or marijuana use) with your child over the next four weeks?" Ratings ranged from 1 (very unwilling) to 5 (very willing). | 4 weeks | |
| Primary | Discussion | Participant discussion behavior will be measured in the follow-up survey with 4 items, "Since the last session four weeks ago, did you talk about unhealthy eating (or marijuana use or sedentary behavior) with your child?" Participant will respond with a no (0) or yes (1). If participant answered yes, they will be able to briefly describe what they said to their child for all three conditions. | 4 weeks |