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Inclan-Lopez P, Martinez-Andres M, Jones AR, Tovée MJ, Adamson AJ, Bartolome-Gutierrez R. Adaptation and Validation of the MapMe Body Image Scales in Spanish Parents of Schoolchildren. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:448. [PMID: 38671665 PMCID: PMC11049536 DOI: 10.3390/children11040448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide problem and to treat it parents' detection has to be improved. The MapMe Body Image Scales (BIS) are a visual tool developed to improve parental perception of child weight in the United Kingdon (UK) based on British growth reference criteria. The aim of this study was to make a transcultural adaptation and validation of the MapMe BIS in Spain based on International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut offs A descriptive cross-sectional study was done. First, a translation and cultural adaptation was carried out. A total of 155 10-11-year-old children and their parents participated in this study. Children were measured to calculate their weight status, Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat Percentage (BFP) and Waist Circumference (WC), and their parents completed a purpose designed questionnaire about their perception and satisfaction of child's body weight status using the adapted BIS. Test-retest reliability, criterion validity and concurrent validity of the adapted BIS were analyzed. This study shows that the adapted MapMe BIS has good psychometric properties and is a suitable visual scale to assess parental perception of weight status in 10 and 11-year-old children in Spain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patricia Inclan-Lopez
- Social and Health Care Research Center, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
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- Social and Health Care Research Center, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
- Faculty of Nursing, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain;
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; (A.R.J.); (A.J.A.)
- Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK;
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; (A.R.J.); (A.J.A.)
- Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Burnette CB, Hazzard VM, Hahn SL, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D. Like parent, like child? Intuitive eating among emerging adults and their parents. Appetite 2022; 176:106132. [PMID: 35700840 PMCID: PMC9667887 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Intuitive eating (IE) emphasizes relying on hunger and satiety cues to guide eating, and is associated with positive mental health and health-promoting behaviors. Although parents' own eating patterns often shape those of their children, no known research has explored familial associations of IE. The purpose of this cross-sectional, population-based study was to examine IE concordance between emerging adults and their parents, and whether concordance differed across sociodemographic characteristics and weight perceptions. The analytic sample included 891 emerging adults (M age = 22.0) and their primary parent (M age = 50.4) who participated in the population-based, longitudinal EAT and F-EAT 2010-2018 studies. Parents and emerging adults were grouped into dyads based on IE concordance: (1) neither are intuitive eaters; (2) only the emerging adult is an intuitive eater; (3) only the parent is an intuitive eater; (4) both are intuitive eaters. Dyads differed across socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, and weight perceptions. Concordant dyads who ate intuitively were more likely to be at higher SES and perceive their weight as "about right" than concordant dyads who did not eat intuitively. Asian emerging adults were most likely to belong to concordant non-intuitive eater dyads. Emerging adults who shared their parent's perception their weight was "overweight" were less likely to be intuitive eaters (even if their parents were). In this sample, sociodemographic characteristics and weight perceptions were related to IE concordance among emerging adults and their parents. Lower SES might be an intergenerational barrier to IE disproportionately impacting communities of color, though longitudinal data are needed. Results also suggest rather than motivating healthful eating, perceiving one's weight as "overweight" could hinder IE. Differences across sociodemographic variables likely intersect in meaningful ways, which is an important future research direction.
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- C Blair Burnette
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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