Figure 2.

Hypothesized path model. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, and the conceptual model adapted from Skouteris and colleagues (2011), we developed the hypotheses depicted in this path model to test relations between parent and child variables. Overall, we hypothesized that parent BMI would predict child BMI, and that maladaptive parent feeding practices would predict higher child calorie intake, and, subsequently, higher child BMI. We also hypothesized that parent screen time would predict child screen time. In our analyses, we also tested paths from initial values of each variable to the change in each variable.