2024
How Parents Talk About Weight: Qualitative Content Analysis Using a Randomized Experiment Study Design
Lydecker J, Lou R, Rossa E, Simpson L, Ozbardakci E. How Parents Talk About Weight: Qualitative Content Analysis Using a Randomized Experiment Study Design. Stigma And Health 2024 DOI: 10.1037/sah0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild obesityAssociated with poorer body imageResearchers coded responsesInformation sheetPoor body imageUnhealthy eating behaviorsParents of childrenEducational materialsImplicit attitudesPsychological health consequencesImplicit Attitude TestAttitudes TestEating behaviorsWeight biasQualitative content analysisPsychological consequencesExplanations of obesityConsequences of obesityParents' explanationsSedentary behaviorBody imageBiological causesParental communicationAssociated with themesHealth consequences
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