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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × Author: Enling, Nang Mok Hom × Start date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Analysis of parental influence on eating behavior of school children as a predictor of their cognition and academic functioning
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Enling, Nang Mok Hom; Gulati, Jatinder Kaur
    The present study entitled “Analysis of parental influence on eating behavior of school children as a predictor of their cognition and academic functioning” was undertaken to assess the eating behavior of children, quality of parental role in child feeding; its impact on eating behavior of selected children and contribution of children’s eating behavior on their cognition and academic functioning. The sample was comprised of 400 respondents which included 200 children (8-12 years of age) and their mothers (n=200) selected from Tezu and Namsai towns of Arunachal Pradesh (AP) and Ludhiana city of Punjab (100 children i.e. 50 males and 50 females and 100 mothers from each state). The results revealed that children’s meal skipping and eating outside food was significantly more common in AP towns than in Ludhiana. Majority of the children skipped breakfast more frequently in both the regions as compared to other meals because of going to school very early in the morning, getting up late and being in hurry. Female children skipped meals more often than males, where as the later ones reported to eat outside at higher frequency. Majority of children of both the genders and locales were food selective, the major reasons being no liking for green, leafy and some other vegetables, recipe not liked, being rigid on tasting the food when not liked and family members too not eating those foods. Parents in AP put less prohibition on their child eating outside as compared to those in Ludhiana. The major strategies adopted were coaxing, motivating, encouraging the child to eat and eating him/her. However, the parents in AP used significantly more strategies as compared to those in Ludhiana city. Selective eating habit was considerably more present among the fathers and siblings compared to mothers and the grandparents. The children not skipping their meals scored better in different cognitive abilities. Adequately nourished children in iron, zinc, niacin and vitamin B12 scored better in cognition abilities as well as academic performance than those with inadequate intake of nutrient as per RDA. However intake of vitamin B12 had more significant impact on cognitive abilities. Academic performance of children eating breakfast daily was observed to be significantly better than the ones who skipped breakfast. However, nutritional adequacy with regard to iron and Vitamin B 12 was found to have significantly positive impact on academic performance.