Adolescent Weight Control: An Intervention Targeting Parent Communication and Modeling Compared With Minimal Parental Involvement
| Autor: | Wendy Hadley, Diana Rancourt, Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth S. Kuhl, Amy F. Sato, Danielle Oster, Elissa Jelalian |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Parents Adolescent Health Behavior Psychological intervention Weight maintenance regimen Intervention (counseling) Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Obesity Parent-Child Relations Parenting Communication Body Weight Behavioral treatment Weight control medicine.disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Self-monitoring Female Health behavior Psychology Clinical psychology Regular Articles |
| Popis: | Objective Adolescent weight control interventions demonstrate variable findings, with inconsistent data regarding the appropriate role for parents. The current study examined the efficacy of a standard adolescent behavioral weight control (BWC) intervention that also targeted parent-adolescent communication and parental modeling of healthy behaviors (Standard Behavioral Treatment + Enhanced Parenting; SBT + EP) compared with a standard BWC intervention (SBT). Methods 49 obese adolescents (M age = 15.10; SD = 1.33; 76% female; 67.3% non-Hispanic White) and a caregiver were randomly assigned to SBT or SBT + EP. Adolescent and caregiver weight and height, parental modeling, and weight-related communication were obtained at baseline and end of the 16-week intervention. Results Significant decreases in adolescent weight and increases in parental self-monitoring were observed across both conditions. Analyses of covariance revealed a trend for greater reduction in weight and negative maternal commentary among SBT condition participants. Conclusions Contrary to hypotheses, targeting parent-adolescent communication and parental modeling did not lead to better outcomes in adolescent weight control. |
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