2023
Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children
Bautista T, Fogelman N, Lartigue S, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children. Eating Behaviors 2023, 49: 101724. PMID: 37054487, PMCID: PMC10247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold chaosParent stressorsYoung childrenOnly significant predictorSignificant predictorsFast food consumptionStress interventionsSeparate regression modelsParentsSpecific typesYear oldsChildrenStressorsFast food intakeChildren's fast food consumptionPredictorsFinal modelHealthy foodsOldsBehaviorStressInterventionTurnBody mass indexFindings
2022
Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors
Fogelman N, Schwartz J, Chaplin TM, Jastreboff AM, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 54: 1779-1788. PMID: 35674991, PMCID: PMC9729425, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01377-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative child behaviorsTraumatic life eventsParent stressChild behaviorLife eventsParent-child interactionsChild behavioral outcomesGreater heart rate variabilityRecent life eventsChildren's attentionBehavioral outcomesHeart rate variabilityPhysiological copingYear old childrenLife stressAggressive behaviorCumulative stressOlder childrenMore parentsInteraction challengesAutonomic responsesParentsMajor lifeMore childrenChildren
2018
Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study
Jastreboff AM, Chaplin TM, Finnie S, Savoye M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 136-142.e1. PMID: 30241766, PMCID: PMC6203652, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityChild body mass indexGroup interventionPhysical activity counselingRandomized pilot studyBody mass indexChildhood obesity riskControl group interventionEarly childhood obesityStress interventionsActivity counselingMass indexObesity riskPhysical activityTherapeutic mechanismObesityGroup attendanceRisk 2Pilot studyInterventionSignificant increaseLow-income parentsGreater improvementRiskParent-child dyads