Family Anthropometric and Physiological Correlations With Parent‐ and Teacher‐Rated Preschooler Socio‐Behavioral Health
Jiying Ling, Ethan Yaroch, Yingcen Xie, Kenneth Resnicow, Jennifer Baumgartner · 2026
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Jiying Ling, Ethan Yaroch, Yingcen Xie, Kenneth Resnicow, and Jennifer Baumgartner present a study dated 2026 on family body measures and preschoolers' social behavior. A child's behavior at school reflects home life, and the team asked whether parents' and children's body and health measures track with how the children act.
Data came from 168 preschoolers, about forty-seven months old, and 154 parents at sixteen Head Start centers in the Midwest. Parents and teachers rated behavior problems and social skills. Trained staff measured height, weight, body fat, skin carotenoids, and parent blood pressure. Children's body mass scores linked positively with teacher-rated social skills. Other links, including parents' body mass with self-centered behavior, were explored in the full analysis.
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| CREATOR | Jiying Ling, Ethan Yaroch, Yingcen Xie, Kenneth Resnicow, Jennifer Baumgartner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |