The association between maternal acculturation, acculturative stress and factors related to child feeding in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Family Lifestyle Outcomes Research (HCHS/SOL FLOR) Study
9 affiliations
- 1Department of Nutrition, School pf Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst Massachusetts
- 2Department of Biostatistics and the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolins, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 3South Bay Latino Research Center, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
- 4Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
- 5Departments of Epidemiology and Population Health and Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
- 6Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- 7Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
- 8Institute for Minority Health Research, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
- 9Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Abstract
The acculturation process and its related stress have been associated with health declines among Hispanic/Latino immigrants in the US. However, the impact on caregiver feeding style and the home food environment are unknown. This study aimed to assess the associations between maternal acculturation and acculturation stress with both caregiver feeding style (n = 248) and the home food environment (n = 178) using data from mother-child dyads from the Family Lifestyle Outcomes Research ancillary study of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Children were aged 3-9 years at the time of the study. Results suggest an association between greater maternal acculturative stress and greater odds of authoritative and authoritarian feeding styles. An association between greater acculturative stress and greater maternal demandingness in feeding was also observed. Additionally, greater language acculturation and greater length of time in the US were associated with more sweetened beverages and fewer fruits and vegetables reported in the home. These results highlight the importance of supporting Hispanic immigrants as they adapt to life in the US and developing culturally appropriate interventions that can address child feeding and food purchasing behaviors among immigrant parents.
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BibTeX
@article{gonzaleznahm2026association,
title = {{The association between maternal acculturation, acculturative stress and factors related to child feeding in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Family Lifestyle Outcomes Research (HCHS/SOL FLOR) Study}},
author = {Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm and Daniela Sotres-Alvarez and Linda C. Gallo and Alan Delamater and Carmen R. Isasi and Linda Van Horn and Christina Cordero and Martha Daviglus and Anna Maria Siega-Riz},
journal = {Appetite},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1016/j.appet.2026.108799},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2026.108799},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - The association between maternal acculturation, acculturative stress and factors related to child feeding in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Family Lifestyle Outcomes Research (HCHS/SOL FLOR) Study
AU - Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm
AU - Daniela Sotres-Alvarez
AU - Linda C. Gallo
AU - Alan Delamater
AU - Carmen R. Isasi
AU - Linda Van Horn
AU - Christina Cordero
AU - Martha Daviglus
AU - Anna Maria Siega-Riz
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/07
JO - Appetite
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2026.108799
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2026.108799
AB - The acculturation process and its related stress have been associated with health declines among Hispanic/Latino immigrants in the US. However, the impact on caregiver feeding style and the home food environment are unknown. This study aimed to assess the associations between maternal acculturation and acculturation stress with both caregiver feeding style (n = 248) and the home food environment (n = 178) using data from mother-child dyads from the Family Lifestyle Outcomes Research ancillary study of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Children were aged 3-9 years at the time of the study. Results suggest an association between greater maternal acculturative stress and greater odds of authoritative and authoritarian feeding styles. An association between greater acculturative stress and greater maternal demandingness in feeding was also observed. Additionally, greater language acculturation and greater length of time in the US were associated with more sweetened beverages and fewer fruits and vegetables reported in the home. These results highlight the importance of supporting Hispanic immigrants as they adapt to life in the US and developing culturally appropriate interventions that can address child feeding and food purchasing behaviors among immigrant parents.
SN - 0195-6663
SN - 1095-8304
ER -