2018
Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States
Ivezaj V, Wiedemann AA, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States. Eating Behaviors 2018, 30: 61-65. PMID: 29870970, PMCID: PMC6047914, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexYale Food Addiction ScaleFood addictionDepressive symptomsPoorer overall mental healthClinical levelYFAS scoresHigher YFAS scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyAnonymous web-based surveyFood addiction symptomsOverall mental healthMass indexMean ageSF-12PHQ-2Physical functioningWeb-based surveyClinical thresholdParticipant groupsAssociated psychopathologyMental healthSimilar findingsSymptomsWeight/shape
2017
Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape. Preventive Medicine 2017, 105: 265-270. PMID: 28987340, PMCID: PMC5659758, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight/shapeParental overvaluationPersonal weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating PsychopathologyParent psychopathologyPediatric obesityDearth of researchChild weightCross-sectional designParental attitudesPsychopathologyImportant psychopathologyDisorder treatmentCross-sectional studyParentsCurrent studyIntegral stakeholdersWeight influenceOvervaluationClinical attentionChild BMIChild healthRelated concepts