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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on February 27, 2008
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn016
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Child versus Parent Report of Parental Influences on Children's Weight-related Attitudes and Behaviors

Jess Haines, PhD, MHSc, RD1, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD2, Peter Hannan, MStat2 and Ramona Robinson-O’Brien, PhD2

1Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and 2Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Jess Haines, Instructor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA. E-mail: jess_haines{at}hphc.org


  Abstract

Objective To compare parent and child report of parental weight-related behaviors and examine their respective associations with child's weight-related outcomes. Methods Seventy-three parent–child dyads completed self-administered surveys that assessed parent and child report of parental direct weight-related behaviors (comments to child about weight, encourage child to diet) and indirect behaviors (dieting, comments about own weight/appearance). Outcome variables included child's body dissatisfaction, weight concerns, and dieting. Results Considerable disagreement (21–30%) was found between parent and child report of parental weight-related behaviors. Both the parent and child report of direct parental behaviors were associated with child's outcomes. Child report of parental indirect behaviors was more consistently associated with child's outcomes than parent report. Conclusion Parent weight-related behaviors, both direct and indirect, are positively associated with child's weight-related attitudes and behaviors.

Key words: body image; children; dieting; parents; weight control..

Received October 31, 2007; revision received February 8, 2008; accepted February 9, 2008


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