Discursive Links Between Childhood Obesity, Parenting, and Leisure

This annotated bibliography explores the discursive links between childhood obesity, parenting, and leisure. It focuses on the implications of discourse in childhood obesity and parental responsibility. The study uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and qualitative research methods to analyze the relationship between childhood obesity, parenting practices, and children's leisure activities. The findings highlight the influence of parenting practices and discourse on child obesity.

Annotated bibliography:
Reference: Mainland, M., Shaw, S. and Prier, A., 2015. Fearing fat: exploring the
discursive links between childhood obesity, parenting, and leisure. Journal of Leisure
Research, 47(2), pp.202-219.
Discipline(s): Expansive connection among childhood obesity, leisure and parenting.
Key Question: Understanding the discourses which surrounds the problem of childhood
obesity, children’s leisure and parenting practices.
Theoretical /Applied: Theoretical Experimental/non-experimental: Non-
experimental
Empirical/non-empirical: Empirical Primary/Secondary Data: Secondary data
Deductive/inductive: Inductive Self-reported/Observed: Observed
Descriptive/explanatory: Descriptive Qualitative/Quantitative: Qualitative
Concise annotation (80 – 120 words)
Mainland, Shaw and Prier (2015) outline the discourses interrelated with childhood
obesity, parenting practice and children leisure. The researcher used Critical Discourse
Analysis (CDA) method in this study where primary attention was given towards the
implication of discourse in childhood obesity with proper understanding of parental
responsibility. The researcher conducted a qualitative research method and extracted the
required data with some relatable evidence of discourse and child obesity. The result
obtained from literature analysis explained three themes that were extracted on the basis of
different texts such as the fear in children to be fat, obligation of adoring leisure and choice
of parental address that provides the researcher with some valuable inference regarding
health of the children and parenting activities. Hence, this study was relatively efficient in
highlighting the influence of parenting practice and discourse in child obesity.
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Reference: Davison, K.K., Gicevic, S., Aftosmes-Tobio, A., Ganter, C.,
Simon, C.L., Newlan, S. and Manganello, J.A., 2016. Fathers’ representation
in observational studies on parenting and childhood obesity: a systematic
review and content analysis. American journal of public health, 106(11),
pp.e14-e21.
Discipline(s): Childhood obesity
Key question: Understanding the role of father on childhood obesity and
parenting.
Theoretical/applied: Applied Experimental/non-experimental:
Non-experimental
Empirical/non-empirical: Empirical Primary/secondary data: Secondary
data
Deductive/inductive: Deductive Self-reported/observed: Observed
Descriptive/explanatory: Descriptive Qualitative/quantitative:
Quantitative
Concise annotation (80 – 120 words)
Davison et al., (2016) outline the focus on concept of father’s involvement in
parenting activities and to find out the consequences in preventing childhood
obesity. The researcher stated that with time the involvement of fathers in
parenting activities are increasing day by day and conclusion can be derived
that father is responsible in parenting the child. The research was conducted in
five different databases using systematic review of quantitative analysis to
collect the evidence of father’s involvement in parenting the child with
obesity. Extensive analysis was performed and result was inferred with focus
on father’s participation in parenting. The study highlighted generation of new
data in the gender and number of patents as research participants. The
researcher concluded with the result stating that the fathers are understated or
underrepresented in our society and can be effective enough in preventing
obesity in the child. Different set of family intervention was developed for
increasing the opportunity and support of father in reducing the condition of
child obesity under public health repercussion.
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References:
Davison, K.K., Gicevic, S., Aftosmes-Tobio, A., Ganter, C., Simon, C.L., Newlan, S. and
Manganello, J.A., 2016. Fathers’ representation in observational studies on
parenting and childhood obesity: a systematic review and content analysis.
American journal of public health, 106(11), pp.e14-e21. doi:
10.2105/AJPH.2016.303391
Mainland, M., Shaw, S. and Prier, A., 2015. Fearing fat: exploring the discursive links
between childhood obesity, parenting, and leisure. Journal of Leisure
Research, 47(2), pp.202-219.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/10.1080/00222216.2015.11950357
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