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Disentangling Associations of Children's Sports Participation and Compulsive Exercise With Parenting Practices and Child Disordered Eating Behavior
Lydecker JA, Silverman JA, Grilo CM. Disentangling Associations of Children's Sports Participation and Compulsive Exercise With Parenting Practices and Child Disordered Eating Behavior. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 68: 178-183. PMID: 32611508, PMCID: PMC7755740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive exerciseParenting practicesWeight-related parenting practicesFat talkDisorder psychopathologyChildren's sports participationExercise groupChild athleticsEating behaviorsSports participationOnline cross-sectional surveyYouth athleticsParentingChild athletesParentsMore youthAE childrenE childrenChildrenYouthNonathletesCross-sectional surveyPsychopathologyAthletesEating
2022
Digital self-harm is associated with disordered eating behaviors in adults
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM, Hamilton A, Barnes RD. Digital self-harm is associated with disordered eating behaviors in adults. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2022, 27: 2129-2136. PMID: 35066861, PMCID: PMC9288535, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01355-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating-disorder psychopathologyCase–control analytic studiesSelf-harm behaviorsSocial interactionPsychopathologyEvidenceLevel IIIOnline cross-sectional surveyMean thingFirst studyCurrent studyAdultsDemographic characteristicsParticipantsAge-matched controlsFurther researchAnalytic studyCross-sectional surveyBehaviorMethodsParticipantsYouthResearchIndividuals
2021
Double trouble? Associations of parental substance use and eating behaviors with pediatric disordered eating
Boswell RG, Lydecker JA. Double trouble? Associations of parental substance use and eating behaviors with pediatric disordered eating. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 123: 107089. PMID: 34450350, PMCID: PMC8506907, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring substance useEating-disorder psychopathologySubstance use disordersParental substance useSubstance useUse disordersChild's ageSeverity of psychopathologyOnline cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional surveyEating-related psychopathologyParental SUDEating Disorder PsychopathologyEating-related problemsChild weightDisorder behaviorsDepression scoresGreater severityDouble troublePersonal substance useTreatment effortsEating Disorder BehaviorsDisordersParent psychopathologyParents' age
2019
Parents Can Experience Impairment Because of Their Children's Weight and Problematic Eating Behaviors
Lydecker JA, Park J, Grilo CM. Parents Can Experience Impairment Because of Their Children's Weight and Problematic Eating Behaviors. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2019, 66: 189-194. PMID: 31611138, PMCID: PMC6980706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild weightProblematic eating behaviorsChild impairmentEating behaviorsSecretive eatingSignificant impairmentDaily functioningOnline cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional surveyWork/schoolPediatric obesityParents of childrenWeight statusFamily-based preventionChild healthSignificant associationTreatment programWeight categoriesObesityPsychosocial functioningImpairmentFamily impairmentChild sexProblematic eatingKey life domains