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 biasAssociations of parents' self, child, and other “fat talk” with child eating behaviors and weight
Lydecker JA, Riley KE, Grilo CM. Associations of parents' self, child, and other “fat talk” with child eating behaviors and weight. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2018, 51: 527-534. PMID: 29542177, PMCID: PMC6002914, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFat talkParents of preadolescentsParents' selfChildren's eatingChild sexSecretive eatingNegative communicationWeight-related interventionsFront of childrenAdolescent girlsPeer groupEatingPreadolescentsParentsSelfAdolescentsChildrenDifferent formsTalkWeight variablesBehaviorOverweight/obesityAssociationGirlsIntervention
2016
The apple of their eye: Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of parents’ perceptions of child obesity
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. The apple of their eye: Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of parents’ perceptions of child obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 1124-1131. PMID: 26916369, PMCID: PMC4846571, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttitudes/behaviorsWeight-related attitudesParents' specific needsOverweight/obesityOnline measuresCommunity sampleParental practicesBehavioral correlatesParents' perceptionsParents' responsesChildren's eatingParental perceptionsChild overweight/obesityActual childrenTreatment programPerceptionChild weightParentsEatingSpecific needsChildrenCorrelatesChildren 5Dual needsFurther research