Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis
The relationship between parental attitudes towards health and child development has been a topic of interest for many years; however, research results in this field are still inconsistent. This study aimed to develop a structural equation model of the Parental Attitudes toward Child Oral Health (PA...
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| author | Apolinaras Zaborskis Jaunė Razmienė Augustė Razmaitė Vilija Andruškevičienė Julija Narbutaitė Eglė Aida Bendoraitienė Aistė Kavaliauskienė |
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| description | The relationship between parental attitudes towards health and child development has been a topic of interest for many years; however, research results in this field are still inconsistent. This study aimed to develop a structural equation model of the Parental Attitudes toward Child Oral Health (PACOH) scale, using this model to analyse the relationship between parental attitudes with demographic variables and the oral health-related behaviour of parents and children. A total of 302 parents (87% mothers) answered questions regarding their own and their children’s, aged 4–7 years, oral health-related actions and completed the 38-item PACOH scale. The structural equation model indicated that parental attitudes captured by the PACOH scale can be fitted to a second-order factorial model, even with the scale shortened to 21 items. The model demonstrated good fit characteristics (CFI = 0.925; IFI = 0.927; GFI = 0.915; RMSEA = 0.049), making it a reliable tool for examining the structure of parental attitudes. This model was employed in the multi-group analysis, revealing the close relationship between positive parents’ attitudes towards their child’s oral health and oral health-promoting behaviour both in parents and children, such as regular tooth brushing (<i>p</i> < 0.001), visiting the dentist (<i>p</i> = 0.027), and parents helping their child brush his/her teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In light of these findings, it was concluded that Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health should be considered an essential factor influencing the development of oral health-promoting behaviour in children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d07dd3b84e114d518b22dbbc0649cd592024-03-27T13:31:09ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-03-0111333310.3390/children11030333Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural AnalysisApolinaras Zaborskis0Jaunė Razmienė1Augustė Razmaitė2Vilija Andruškevičienė3Julija Narbutaitė4Eglė Aida Bendoraitienė5Aistė Kavaliauskienė6Department of Preventive Medicine, Health Research Institute, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Oral Health and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Oral Health and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Oral Health and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Oral Health and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Oral Health and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaThe relationship between parental attitudes towards health and child development has been a topic of interest for many years; however, research results in this field are still inconsistent. This study aimed to develop a structural equation model of the Parental Attitudes toward Child Oral Health (PACOH) scale, using this model to analyse the relationship between parental attitudes with demographic variables and the oral health-related behaviour of parents and children. A total of 302 parents (87% mothers) answered questions regarding their own and their children’s, aged 4–7 years, oral health-related actions and completed the 38-item PACOH scale. The structural equation model indicated that parental attitudes captured by the PACOH scale can be fitted to a second-order factorial model, even with the scale shortened to 21 items. The model demonstrated good fit characteristics (CFI = 0.925; IFI = 0.927; GFI = 0.915; RMSEA = 0.049), making it a reliable tool for examining the structure of parental attitudes. This model was employed in the multi-group analysis, revealing the close relationship between positive parents’ attitudes towards their child’s oral health and oral health-promoting behaviour both in parents and children, such as regular tooth brushing (<i>p</i> < 0.001), visiting the dentist (<i>p</i> = 0.027), and parents helping their child brush his/her teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In light of these findings, it was concluded that Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health should be considered an essential factor influencing the development of oral health-promoting behaviour in children.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/333childrenoral healthtooth brushingparental attitudesscalesstructural analysis |
| spellingShingle | Apolinaras Zaborskis Jaunė Razmienė Augustė Razmaitė Vilija Andruškevičienė Julija Narbutaitė Eglė Aida Bendoraitienė Aistė Kavaliauskienė Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis Children children oral health tooth brushing parental attitudes scales structural analysis |
| title | Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis |
| title_full | Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis |
| title_short | Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis |
| title_sort | parental attitudes towards child oral health and their structural analysis |
| topic | children oral health tooth brushing parental attitudes scales structural analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/333 |
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