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- Title
Executive Function and Dysregulated Eating Behaviors in Pediatric Obesity.
- Authors
Gowey, Marissa A; Lim, Crystal S; Dutton, Gareth R; Silverstein, Janet H; Dumont-Driscoll, Marilyn C; Janicke, David M
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine the association between caregiver proxy report of executive function (EF) and dysregulated eating behavior in children with obesity.<bold>Methods: </bold>Participants were 195 youth with obesity aged 8-17 years, and their legal guardians. Youth height, weight, demographics, depressive symptoms, eating behaviors, and EF were assessed cross-sectionally during a medical visit. Analyses of covariance, adjusted for child age, gender, race/ethnicity, standardized BMI, depressive symptoms, and family income were used to examine differences in youth EF across caregiver and youth self-report of eating behaviors.<bold>Results: </bold>Youth EF differed significantly by caregiver report of eating behavior but not youth self-report. Post hoc analyses showed that youth with overeating or binge eating had poorer EF than youth without these eating behaviors.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Executive dysfunction, as reported by caregivers, in youth with obesity may be associated with dysregulated eating behaviors predictive of poor long-term psychosocial and weight outcomes. Further consideration of EF-specific targets for assessment and intervention in youth with obesity may be warranted.
- Subjects
EXECUTIVE function; CHILDHOOD obesity; ADOLESCENT obesity; FOOD habits; CHILDREN'S health; DEPRESSION in adolescence; DEPRESSION in children; BODY weight
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2018, Vol 43, Issue 8, p834
- ISSN
0146-8693
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jpepsy/jsx091