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

Nesa Aurlene, Jyothi Tadakamadla, Amit Arora, Jing Sun and Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla
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Nesa Aurlene: Madha Dental College and Hospital, The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai 600069, India
Jyothi Tadakamadla: School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
Amit Arora: School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Jing Sun: School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla: School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-10

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: parenting styles; child oral health; family impact; family wellbeing; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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