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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Oct 8;18(4):818–825. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.324

Table 1. Latent Classes of Parenting Practices by Gender of Parent and Child.

Latent Class Name Adolescent % Gender in Latent Class Description of Latent Class
Class 1: Daughter/Son Parent models healthy dietary intake and physical activity and encourages healthy dietary intake and physical activity in his/her adolescent
Mother Modeling & Encouraging Healthy Behavior 83%; 86%
Father Modeling & Encouraging Healthy Behavior 74%; 79%
Class 2: Daughter/Son Parent models healthy dietary intake and physical activity, but does not encourage healthy dietary intake and physical activity in his/her adolescent.
Mother Modeling Only, Not Encouraging Healthy Behavior 6%; 6%
Father Modeling Only, Not Encouraging Healthy Behavior 10%; 6%
Class 3: Daughter/Son Parent encourages healthy dietary intake and physical activity in his/her adolescent, but does not model healthy dietary intake and physical activity themselves.
Mother Encouraging Only, Not Modeling Healthy Behavior 7%; 5%
Father Encouraging Only, Not Modeling Healthy Behavior 5%; 6%
Class 4: Daughter/Son Parent does not model healthy dietary intake and physical, nor does he/she encourage healthy dietary intake and physical activity in his/her adolescent.
Mother Not Modeling or Encouraging Healthy Behavior 4%; 3%
Father Not Modeling or Encouraging Healthy Behavior 11%; 9%