APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Multigenerational Households and BMI in Chinese Immigrant Families: Findings from Two Transnational Contexts
- Xiangyi Yang
Wellesley College - Julia Liang
Wellesley College - Leslie Wang
University of Massachusetts Boston - Cindy Liu
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School - Stephen Chen
Wellesley College
Abstract
The present study used both quantitative and qualitative data to examine child and parent BMI in multigenerational and transnationally-separated Chinese immigrant families. Findings identified multigenerational households and grandparent caregiving practices as factors associated with childhood BMI.
Cross-Cultural or Ethnic Studies
