TY - JOUR AU - Soraya, Siti AU - Hastuti, Dwi AU - Johan, Irni Rahmayani PY - 2021/10/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Influence of Parents Feeding Practices, Eating Knowledge, and Attitude on Eating Behavior among Senior High School Students in South Tangerang, Indonesia JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Open Access Maced J Med Sci VL - 9 IS - E SE - Public Health Education and Training DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.7147 UR - https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/7147 SP - 913-918 AB - <p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to early adulthood, an important period because of the rapid development of reproductive organs. The quality of adolescent food consumption in South Tangerang City in 2018 was not appropriate because of consumption less fiber, fruit, and vegetables, consuming foods high in sugar, fast food, and skipping meals, and consuming snacks outside the home. Adolescent eating behavior was also determined through knowledge information and attitude about food originated from parents’ feeding practices that influenced adolescent eating behavior.</p><p><strong>AIM: </strong>This study aims to determine the effect of parents’ feeding practices, eating knowledge, and attitude on eating behavior among senior high school students in South Tangerang.</p><p><strong>METHODS: </strong>The study involved 503 high school students who were selected purposively using the online data collection through convenience sampling technique. The design of this study used a cross-sectional study through an online self-administered method with the help of a questionnaire. Path analysis is used to see the direct and indirect effects using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 25.0.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The influence test results show that parents feeding practices (PX1 = 0.318*), eating knowledge (PX2 = 0.158*), and eating attitudes (PX3 = *0.022) directly affect students eating behavior.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>There was a significant effect of parents’ feeding practices, knowledge, and eating attitude on the eating behavior.</p> ER -