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01-08-2021 | Obesity

Associations of parenting factors and weight related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity

Authors: Haylee Loncar, Dawn K. Wilson, Allison M. Sweeney, Mary Quattlebaum, Nicole Zarrett

Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 4/2021

Abstract

This study evaluated the associations between parenting factors and adolescent weight related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity. Baseline heights and weights were collected from 241 African American adolescents (11–16 years) with overweight and obesity. Self-reported adolescent perceptions of caregiver’s parenting style (responsiveness, demandingness), parental feeding practices (monitoring, responsibility, weight related concerns, pressure-to-eat, and restriction), and their own dietary self-efficacy for healthy eating were assessed. Results demonstrated that greater parental responsiveness was significantly associated with lower adolescent body mass index (BMI) and higher adolescent dietary self-efficacy. In contrast, parental concern about adolescent weight was significantly associated with greater adolescent BMI, while greater parental responsibility for foods was associated with lower adolescent BMI. Although parental pressure-to-eat was significantly associated with higher dietary self-efficacy, greater parental restriction was associated with lower dietary self-efficacy. The results of this study highlight the importance of parental responsiveness and responsibility in understanding obesity related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity.

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Title: Associations of parenting factors and weight related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity
Authors: Haylee Loncar
Dawn K. Wilson
Allison M. Sweeney
Mary Quattlebaum
Nicole Zarrett
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Overweight
Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00208-y

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