Parents' Underestimations of Child Weight: Implications for Obesity Prevention

Howe, Carol J.; Alexander, Gina; Stevenson, Jada L.

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2017.06.005

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“…The increasing levels of childhood obesity and the lifelong associated health and social consequences have inspired a focus on intervention and prevention strategies for preschool-aged children (McKee, Long, Southward, Walker, & McCown, 2016). Parental influence is crucial in this young population and is known to affect initiating healthy lifestyles, regulating diet, and promoting physical activity (Cullinan & Cawley, 2017;Howe, Alexander, & Stevenson, 2017;Grossklaus & Marvicsin, 2014;Leary, Ice, Neal, & Cottrell, 2013;Rhee, 2008;Scaglioni, Salvioni, & Galimberti, 2008). Because of the parental role in regulating and modeling healthy behaviors that influence child weight, parents must feel capable to effect change and influence the child (Montigny & Lacharite, 2005).…”

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Review of the Literature on Parental Efficacy and Child Nutrition, Activity, and Weight

Woods¹,

Nies²

2019

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Objective: Concern over childhood obesity has driven research to focus on prevention and intervention strategies to curb the epidemic. Parental factors like efficacy have gained attention as this concept is grounded in behavioral change research. Studies have linked efficacy to improved child health behaviors like eating a more nutritious diet and engaging increased physical activity. This leads to a need to examine parental efficacy literature to examine its relationship to childhood obesity. Methods: Six databases including the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, CINAHL, PubMed, Psychinfo, EBSCOhost, and Onesearch were searched for original research studies examining parental efficacy and child health measures like diet, activity, or weight.Results: Only 16 articles were found that met criteria. This limited research did showcase that higher parental efficacy levels are linked to positive effects, especially regarding improved child diet. There is also evidence of an inverse relationship between higher efficacy and lower child weights and higher efficacy and improved child activity levels, though this was not uniformly found. This review also showcased significant variance in how efficacy is measured and how it is used within studies. Conclusion: Connections between parental efficacy and child healthy behaviors has been established in multiple studies. However, this remains an under-examined area that needs further study to understand how it can be used to improve interventions.

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Review of the Literature on Parental Efficacy and Child Nutrition, Activity, and Weight

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Nies²

2019

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“…The larger study protocol has been described elsewhere in detail (Howe, Alexander, & Stevenson, 2017). Briefly, after completing parent consent and parent permission/child assent forms, each parent completed the demographic survey and the NVS, and the children completed the NVS.…”

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Poor Performance of Children Age 7 to 13 Years on the Newest Vital Sign

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Scoyoc²,

Alexander³

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HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice

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Valid and reliable instruments are needed to assess health literacy in children. Although the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) has been well established for use in adults, reports of its use in children have only recently received attention in the literature. Whereas some researchers have reported successful use of the NVS in children as young as age 7 years, others have suggested it is best used in children age 10 years and older. This analysis reports on the performance of the NVS in children age 7 to 13 years, adding to the growing evidence related to the use of the NVS in pediatric populations. Overall, children in this sample performed poorly on the NVS, which refutes previous reports. Differences in child samples and NVS administration procedures may provide some explanation for the lower-than-anticipated NVS performance in this sample. Interpreting the NVS based on educational standards and expectations may provide additional information to determine age-appropriate recommendations for NVS use in children. [ HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice . 2018;2(4):e175–e179.]

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“…The majority of studies investigating silhouette distortion have reported that the parents of obese children tend to under-estimate their child's weight (20)(21)(22) . This finding, widely reported in the literature, certainly cannot in its own right justify considering overweight as a health problem, but may be a contributing factor to weight gain (23)(24)(25) .…”

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Body misperception: A complex, multifaceted issue to be taken into consideration in obesity

Bertin

Benzerouk

Bernard³

et al. 2019

Cahiers de Nutrition et de Diététique

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Body misperception could predispose to obesity, by masking excess weight and/or hunger and satiety signals, and by promoting emotional eating and difficulties engaging in physical activity. Thus, it may also be an obstacle to the management of persons with obesity. This narrative review describes the different types of troubles of the relationship with the body that can be encountered in obese subjects, and groups them into three main categories, namely: silhouette distortion, alteration of internal bodily signals pertaining to food, and impaired perception of interoceptive input. Each of these categories is detailed in terms of its clinical phenotypes and potential mechanisms involved. The therapeutic challenges posed by these various disorders are also developped, as well as the limitations of the main instruments available to identify them. The authors conclude that body misperception should be systematicaly investigated in the clinical management of obesity.

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Parents' Underestimations of Child Weight: Implications for Obesity Prevention

Cited by 40 publications

References 21 publications

Review of the Literature on Parental Efficacy and Child Nutrition, Activity, and Weight

Review of the Literature on Parental Efficacy and Child Nutrition, Activity, and Weight

Poor Performance of Children Age 7 to 13 Years on the Newest Vital Sign

Body misperception: A complex, multifaceted issue to be taken into consideration in obesity

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