Parent–adolescent relationships and the development of weight concerns from early to late adolescence

May, Ashleigh L.; Kim, Ji Yeon; McHale, Susan M.; Crouter, Ann C.

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“…When these are not in place, problems may develop. For example, low levels of parental warmth and intimacy lead to greater weight concerns among teen girls, the onset of early dieting, and problems with dieting successfully (May et al 2006). However, 'family connectedness' seems to help, as overweight teens from such homes report fewer health compromising behaviors and less psychosocial distress (Mellin et al 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is the negative messages about weight and body shape parents convey that lead to children's disturbed eating (May et al 2006). Children are very sensitive to parents' views about their weight and physical attractiveness: at a relatively young age (9-11) they predict their parents' weight appraisals, and being seen as too fat (or too thin, for boys) is tied to lower selfesteem (Neumark-Sztainer et al 2010; Pierce and Wardle 1993).…”

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All in the Family? Parental Roles in the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity

2016

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Childhood obesity is a serious global health challenge. Families and consumption are at the nexus of the problem, as childhood weight issues depend significantly on family-related influences (genetic predispositions, physical activities, and household food consumption practices). This article focuses on how a family socializes a child toward or away from obesity. It advances a family consumer socialization framework to characterize key elements and processes.Biological predispositions, parent/family inputs, elements of child development, parent-child interactions, and intergenerational transfer are all major contributors to weight status and life course potentials. Time is also a crucial component, here represented in two forms --linear and cyclical. Drawing on extensive research from other disciplines and related consumer research, five "Foundational Properties" are distilled, representing fundamental tenets underpinning the family's role in this problem. Each property is then used to chart promising opportunities for consumer researchers and others interested in advancing knowledge on this pressing concern.

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All in the Family? Parental Roles in the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity

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“…Similarly, girls, but not boys, who report greater parent-child connectedness (i.e., extent to which they perceive love from and closeness to their parents) and acceptance by their mothers and fathers appear to be less dissatisfied with their bodies concurrently (Barker and Galambos 2003) and over a period of 5 years (Boutelle et al 2009). While the mother-son relationship does not appear to affect boys' weight concerns, conflict with fathers has been associated with increased weight concerns in adolescent boys and girls (May et al 2006). The more prominent connection between parent-adolescent relationships and girls', as compared to boys', body concerns may be due to the relatively greater importance emotional support (especially from mothers) and connectedness play in the development of female adolescents (Geuzaine et al 2000).…”

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“…Short-term (i.e., 1-year follow-up) longitudinal research with early-adolescent girls indicates that parental relationships that are lower in warmth and higher in conflict are associated with less healthy dieting and a more negative body image, while more positive parental relationships are associated with a more positive body image (Archibald et al 1999). A more recent study, that followed adolescents over a period of 3 years, found that decreases in mothers' intimacy and increases in mother-daughter conflict were related to increased weight concerns among girls across the course of adolescence (May et al 2006). Similarly, girls, but not boys, who report greater parent-child connectedness (i.e., extent to which they perceive love from and closeness to their parents) and acceptance by their mothers and fathers appear to be less dissatisfied with their bodies concurrently (Barker and Galambos 2003) and over a period of 5 years (Boutelle et al 2009).…”

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Factors Influencing Body Image During Adolescence

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Abbreviations BMI Body mass index SEM Structural equation modeling SES Socioeconomic status IntroductionOver the years, research has implicated a number of developmental (e.g., pubertal timing), psychological (e.g., self-esteem), and sociocultural (e.g., culturally-defined and transmitted messages regarding attractiveness) factors in the development and maintenance of body image disturbance and related issues in adolescents. In this chapter, we will focus exclusively on sociocultural factors that affect adolescent body image, using the Tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance as our conceptual framework. We will begin by providing some background information on body image and body image disturbance, and offer an explanation as to why adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to the latter. Then, we will explicate the role of the media in transmitting messages to adolescents regarding culturally defined and encouraged images of attractiveness that suggest that females have thin bodies and males have lean, muscular bodies. Next, we will discuss the direct and indirect influences of parents and peers, including appearance-related teasing and criticism and modeling of eating-and weight-related behaviors, which may serve to reinforce mediatransmitted messages. Finally, we will highlight the role of cultural factors such as acculturation and the connection between body image disturbance and other areas of health. Body Image and Body Image DisturbanceDefining body image is so "tricky" that Thompson et al. (1999) pointed out the existence of 16 different terms used interchangeably by researchers and clinicians (Table 201.1). The common consensus, however, is that body image is a complex, multidimensional construct

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“…Muitos trabalhos enfatizam que a mãe é a figura principal na dinâmica alimentar da família, cabendo a ela a seleção e a compra dos alimentos, a confecção e o fornecimento das refeições (COBELO, 2004;GOLAN;CROW, 2004;MAY et al, 2006). MAESTRO, 2002).…”

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A influência da televisão nos hábitos alimentares de uma população de adolescentes da região norte brasileira

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com elevado consumo de gordura, açúcar e sal. Os dados apresentados no presente estudo concordam com a literatura especializada, que revela que a intensa propaganda de alimentos na televisão pode estar contribuindo com os índices de sobrepeso e obesidade encontrados nos adolescentes. Physical inactivity associated with an increase in consumption of energetic foods consumed in front of the TV, or as a result of the influence of adverts for the sale of processed foods, has been presented as a determinant factor in the increase in body weight during adolescence. Thus the present study aimed to investigate the influence of TV on the eating habits of an adolescent population in the north of Brazil. The following were investigated: a) the importance of communication and the level of influence, with the main emphasis on the publicity and propaganda aired on TV; b) the amount of propaganda concerning food products aired by the main networks of open TV in Brazil, and the nutritional quality of these foods; c) the content of the propaganda concerning foods, including the emotional and rational appeals associated with the product advertised; d) the food buying habits and eating habits of the adolescents as related to the occurrence of overweight and obesity. Each specific objective was developed in a separate study, with specific material and method. In study number one, the programs of the three main networks of open TV in Brazil, viewer leaders in the City of Manaus, were taped. In parallel, the daily program report of the three TV networks was analyzed. The data were analyzed by parametric statistics using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). It was shown that the category of foods showed the greatest mean frequency of going on air. With respect to the selected food product adverts, it was shown that the majority referred to foods classified in the group of oils, fats, sugars and sweets of the Adapted Food Pyramid. In study number two, two types of analysis were carried out: the first was quantitative, relating the percent occurrence of the categories for the classification of the adverts and products. It was shown that 73.3% of the adverts promoted the product itself. The same percentage of 73.3% indicated foods for consumption at breakfast time and/or for lunch/snacks. All of the selected food adverts suggested the immediate consumption of the products announced. In the second analysis proposed, also quantitative, ANOVA was used. With respect to the exploration of sentiments by the food adverts, a post hoc showed that the mean frequency of the indication of sentiments explored, represented by groups (female gender and male gender) was statistically greater for the male group. Taking as the reference the analysis of data collected as from the judging of ideas associated with the food products, it was observed that the two groups judged the adverts with the same mean frequencies. In study number three, the questionnaires Evaluation of Consumption and Socio-Economic Evaluation, were applied to 94 adolescents of both sexes, ...

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Parent–adolescent relationships and the development of weight concerns from early to late adolescence

Abstract: Mothers and fathers may have unique influences on adolescent weight concerns. Intervention programming should target parent-adolescent relationships.

Cited by 62 publications

References 51 publications

All in the Family? Parental Roles in the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity

All in the Family? Parental Roles in the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity

Factors Influencing Body Image During Adolescence

A influência da televisão nos hábitos alimentares de uma população de adolescentes da região norte brasileira

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