Associations Between Perceived Parental and Michigan Middle-School Students’ Lifestyle Characteristics

Ryan Rogers, Kayla Marcotte, Rachel Krallman, Chih-Wen Pai, Daniel Montgomery, Jean DuRussel-Weston, Eva Kline-Rogers, Kim A. Eagle, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle Children, s Hospital, Michigan Clinical Outcomes Research and Reporting Program, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on August 17, 2024

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background: Parents play a critical role in their children’s health. We explored the association of children’s perception of their parents’ health behaviors and education level with the health behaviors of middle-school students participating in a school-...