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 domainsRacial Comparisons of Postoperative Weight Loss and Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology Among Patients Following Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery
Ivezaj V, Fu E, Lydecker JA, Duffy AJ, Grilo CM. Racial Comparisons of Postoperative Weight Loss and Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology Among Patients Following Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Obesity 2019, 27: 740-745. PMID: 30925196, PMCID: PMC6478551, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomy surgeryEating-disorder psychopathologyWhite patientsBlack patientsGastrectomy surgeryWeight lossEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery VersionMedical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health SurveyPercent excess weight lossPercent total weight lossMental health-related qualityShort Form Health SurveyPsychosocial functioningExcess weight lossPostoperative weight lossHealth-related qualityBeck Depression Inventory-IIRacial differencesBinge-eating disorderPresurgical BMISleeve gastrectomyLess weight lossEating Disorder PsychopathologyHealth SurveyMeal patterns
2018
Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity
Lydecker JA, O’Brien E, Grilo CM. Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2018, 41: 784-791. PMID: 29728951, PMCID: PMC6209524, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9929-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit weight biasWeight biasChild variablesExplicit biasChild psychosocial functioningExplicit weight biasExplicit biasesChildren's resiliencePsychosocial functioningStigmatizing environmentsImplicit biasOverweight/obesityWeight discriminationParentsChildrenBiasResilienceChild healthObesityFunctioningClinical researchYouthBiasesHealthLess bias