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- Title
Parent Perception of Weight-related Behaviors in Young Children with Obesity.
- Authors
Phan, Thao-Ly T.; Hassink, Sandra G.; Curran, Jennifer L.; Datto, George A.; Tynan, W. Douglas; Abatemarco, Diane J.
- Abstract
Objective: Our purpose in this paper is to describe parental perceptions of weight-related behaviors in young children with obesity. Methods: Fifty-nine parents of children with obesity aged 4 to 7 completed the Lifestyle Behaviour Checklist (LBC), assessing how problematic they perceived their child's weight-related behaviors to be. Scores were compared among subgroups based on demographics, psychosocial factors, and weight status. Results: Half of children were Hispanic and 76% had severe obesity. Sixty percent had clinically significant LBC scores. Non-Hispanic children, children with severe obesity, and children of families reporting food insecurity were reported to have more problematic behaviors (p < .05). Conclusions: Weight-related behaviors identified by parents of children with obesity as problematic may be an important target of intervention to reduce the burden of childhood obesity.
- Subjects
CHILDHOOD attitudes; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; CHILDHOOD obesity; SENSORY perception; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; BODY weight
- Publication
Health Behavior & Policy Review, 2015, Vol 2, Issue 3, p194
- ISSN
2326-4403
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14485/HBPR.2.3.3