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- Title
Are food restriction and pressure-to-eat parenting practices associated with adolescent disordered eating behaviors?
- Authors
Loth, Katie A.; MacLehose, Richard F.; Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Crow, Scott; Neumark ‐ Sztainer, Dianne
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective To examine associations between parental pressure-to-eat and food restriction and adolescent disordered eating behaviors, within a sample of parent-adolescent pairs. Method Adolescents ( N = 2,231) and their parents ( N = 3,431) participated in two, coordinated, population-based studies designed to examine factors associated with weight and weight-related behaviors in adolescents. Results Overall, higher levels of pressure-to-eat or food restriction were significantly and positively associated with use of disordered eating behaviors among boys. For every one unit increase [Scale Range: 1 (low control) to 4 (high control)] in mothers' food restriction, boys were twice as likely to engage in extreme weight control behaviors ( p ≤ .01). Examination of the association between food-related parenting practices and disordered eating behaviors among girls revealed fewer significant associations. However, analyses revealed that for every one unit increase in mothers' food restriction, girls were 1.33 times more likely to engage in extreme weight control behaviors ( p = .04). Discussion Study findings provide evidence of an association between controlling food-related parenting practices and adolescent disordered eating behaviors, particularly in boys. Future longitudinal research is needed to establish directionality of observed associations. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2014; 47:310-314)
- Subjects
REGULATION of body weight; CONFIDENCE intervals; DIET in disease; DIET therapy; FOOD habits; PARENT-child relationships; PARENTING; POISSON distribution; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; SELF-evaluation; SEX distribution; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2014, Vol 47, Issue 3, p310
- ISSN
0276-3478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/eat.22189