Parent/Adolescent Weight Status Concordance and Parent Feeding Practices
Jerica M Berge1, Craig S Meyer2, Katie Loth2
1Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and jberge@umn.edu.
Pediatrics
|August 26, 2015
Summary
Parent and adolescent weight status influences feeding practices. Parents use more pressure-to-eat when both are non-overweight, and more food restriction when both are overweight/obese.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Nutrition Science
- Family Studies
Background:
- Previous research explored parent or child weight status impact on feeding practices independently.
- The combined influence of parent and adolescent weight status on feeding practices remained understudied.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between parent and adolescent weight status concordance/discordance and parental feeding practices.
- To identify specific parent-adolescent weight status combinations associated with particular feeding behaviors.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional analysis of data from the Eating and Activity in Teens (EAT) 2010 and Families and Eating and Activity in Teens (F-EAT) studies.
- Involved 3252 parents and 2153 adolescents from diverse socioeconomic and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
- Utilized anthropometric assessments and surveys completed by both parents and adolescents.
Main Results:
- Parents exhibited highest pressure-to-eat practices when both parents and adolescents were non-overweight.
- Highest levels of food restriction were observed when both parents and adolescents were overweight/obese.
- Sensitivity analyses in two-parent households confirmed these patterns.
Conclusions:
- Parental feeding practices are influenced by both the parent's and adolescent's weight status.
- Findings can guide healthcare providers and public health interventions to target at-risk parent-adolescent dyads for specific feeding practice issues.
- Identifies specific weight status concordances and discordances associated with increased risk for food restriction or pressure-to-eat feeding practices.
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