Featured Publications
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 surveyPsychopathologyAthletesEatingSchool absenteeism and impairment associated with weight bullying
Lydecker J, Winschel J, Gilbert K, Cotter E. School absenteeism and impairment associated with weight bullying. Journal Of Adolescence 2023, 95: 1478-1487. PMID: 37487590, PMCID: PMC10731314, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-based bullyingFamily lifeSocial lifeForms of bullyingPhysical health consequencesSchool-aged childrenSecretive eatingExperience impairmentsChildren's experiencesImpaired functioningLevel of influencePeer groupBullyingSignificant impairmentGym classesPercent of parentsUnited StatesCurrent studyParentsSocialChildrenImpairmentSchoolsHealth consequencesDifferent forms
2024
Parental Binge Eating and Child Binge Eating and Weight‐Control Behaviors: Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Findings From the EAT 2010–2018 Study
Lydecker J, Zhang Z, Larson N, Loth K, Wall M, Neumark‐Sztainer D. Parental Binge Eating and Child Binge Eating and Weight‐Control Behaviors: Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Findings From the EAT 2010–2018 Study. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024 PMID: 39219404, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight control behaviorsBinge eatingProject F-EATChildren of parentsTime 1F-EATYoung adulthoodPopulation-based sampleRisk factorsWeight controlElevated riskStatistical significanceEating psychopathologyYoung adult childrenBingeRetrospective researchEatingLongitudinal findingsChildren's useChild genderAdolescent childrenChildrenPsychopathologyAdulthoodAdolescentsAssociations among parents' internalized weight bias, negative child-focused body talk, and feeding behaviors
Winograd D, Goldschmidt A, Lydecker J. Associations among parents' internalized weight bias, negative child-focused body talk, and feeding behaviors. Eating Behaviors 2024, 52: 101848. PMID: 38308903, PMCID: PMC10922654, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative body talkChild genderAssociated with concernsChild well-beingBody talkChildren's dietsChild weightFeeding practicesFamily-focused interventionsExplicit concernWeight biasParenting behaviorsWeight categoriesInfluence parents' feeding practicesWell-beingParental feeding practicesGenderParental concernsMaladaptive eating behaviorsWeight statusParentsEating behaviorsTalkChildrenInternalized weight bias
2019
Parents’ perceptions of parent-child interactions related to eating and body image: an experimental vignette study
Lydecker JA, Cunningham PM, O’Brien E, Grilo CM. Parents’ perceptions of parent-child interactions related to eating and body image: an experimental vignette study. Eating Disorders 2019, 28: 272-288. PMID: 30977721, PMCID: PMC6790154, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2019.1598767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsBody imageParents' perceptionsExperimental vignette studyHealth-promoting strategiesHealth-related decisionsWeight loss effortsVignette studyExperimental vignettesPerceptionEatingFuture researchParentsParents' opinionsVignettesProfessional assistanceChildrenChild healthToneFood ordersExperimental designWeight lossResearchHealthFindings
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