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. 2022 Feb 1;19(3):1680.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031680.

The Role of Parenting Practices on the Parent Perceived Impact of Child Oral Health on Family Wellbeing

Nesa Aurlene  1 , Jyothi Tadakamadla  2 , Amit Arora  3   4   5   6   7 , Jing Sun  2   8 , Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla  2   8
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The Role of Parenting Practices on the Parent Perceived Impact of Child Oral Health on Family Wellbeing

Nesa Aurlene et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Family characteristics and parenting practices could significantly influence child oral health and the impact of child oral health on family wellbeing.

Aim: To determine the association between parenting practices and parent-perceived impact of children's oral health condition on family wellbeing.

Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1539 school children in India. Parents answered the short form of FIS (Family Impact Scale), and PCRQ (parent-child relationship questionnaire) to assess the impact of the child's oral health on family and parenting practices, respectively. Two factors emerged on factor analysis of PCRQ: 'Positive parenting' and 'Power assertive parenting'. The intra-oral examination was conducted for children to assess their dental caries experience and gingival health status. Unadjusted linear regression and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to determine the influence of parenting practices on FIS.

Results: An increase in power assertion (B = 1.16) parenting was associated with increased FIS scores indicating a higher adverse impact of the child's oral health on family wellbeing when parents used more power assertive parenting practices. On the other hand, an increase in positive parenting (B = -1.27) was associated with decreased FIS scores, indicating a lesser impact of child's oral health on family wellbeing when parents used more positive parenting practices.

Conclusions: Parenting practices were associated with parents' perceptions of the effect of children's oral health on family wellbeing.

Keywords: child oral health; family impact; family wellbeing; parenting styles; survey.

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