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Bravo P, Cárcamo R, Santos S, Ringoot A, van IJzendoorn MH, Hillegers MHJ, Jansen PW. Maternal sensitivity in early childhood and body mass index in adolescence: A population-based study on the role of self-regulation as a mediator. Appetite 2023; 182:106418. [PMID: 36521650 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Maternal sensitivity has been implicated in various aspects of child health and development, including overweight. However, long-term effects, the role of paternal sensitivity and the explanatory pathways are unclear. This study examined whether maternal sensitivity in early childhood is prospectively associated with adolescent body mass index and whether children's self-regulation mediates this relation. Data from 540 children and their mothers were available from a large cohort study in the Netherlands. Maternal sensitivity was assessed at child ages 1, 3, and at 4 years paternal sensitivity was also included. Children's self-regulation skills were observed at age 3, eating behaviour was assessed at 10 years, and child BMI was measured at 13 years. Longitudinal structural equation modelling was applied. The cross-sectional association between maternal sensitivity and child self-regulation was significant, while lower levels of self-regulation and higher levels of food responsiveness and restrained eating predicted a higher child BMI at 13 years. Furthermore, a direct association of paternal sensitivity at 4 years with BMI at 13 years was found, but only in girls. Maternal sensitivity was not directly associated with child BMI after adjusting for covariates. Our findings showed the importance of self-regulation in the early years for subsequent weight development. Nevertheless, as self-regulation could not explain the relationship between parenting and child weight, research should focus on the contribution of other contextual factors, such as feeding styles and the social environment, to this relationship.
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- Patricia Bravo
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile; Facultad de Psicología, Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Valdivia, Chile
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas, Porto, Portugal; Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Yang CH, Wang S, Wang WL, Belcher BR, Dunton GF. Day-level associations of physical activity and sedentary time in mother-child dyads across three years: a multi-wave longitudinal study using accelerometers. J Behav Med 2022; 45:702-715. [PMID: 35753007 PMCID: PMC10617572 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-022-00335-0] [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: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Understanding associations between mothers' and children's physical activity and sedentary behavior on more fine-grained timescales can provide insights into real-time intervention opportunities. This study examined the extent to which mothers' and their children's device-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (SDT) were associated at the day level during non-school time. Mother-child dyads (N = 193; baseline Mean ages = 40.69 ± 6.11 [mother] and 9.57 ± 0.89 [child] years) provided 3,135 paired days of accelerometry data from six bi-annual waves across three years. Controlling for covariates, multilevel models revealed that mothers' and their children's MVPA and SDT were positively associated at the day level during non-school time, both on weekdays and weekends. During weekdays, the day-level association for SDT was stronger for older than younger children, and the day-level association for MVPA was stronger for boys than girls. Designing family-based interventions targeting school-age children and their mothers during non-school time across the week may be useful for promoting active lifestyles.
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- Chih-Hsiang Yang
- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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Chen J, Zeng Y, He W, Yang J, Xu D, Li H. How Healthy Aging and Contact With Children Are Associated With Satisfaction in Middle-Aged and Older Parents in China: A Mediation Analysis. Front Public Health 2022; 10:836558. [PMID: 35359770 PMCID: PMC8963940 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.836558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aims to examine the mediation role of satisfaction with children on the association between contact with children (CCT) and healthy aging among middle-aged and older parents in China. Methods Data from 9,575 parents over 45 years old were obtained from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey. A multinomial logistic regression model was applied to measure the association between contact, satisfaction, and healthy aging with potential confounders controlled. We used the Sobel-Goodman Mediation test to analyze the mediation role of satisfaction on the association between types of CCT and healthy aging. Results Parents with contact with adult children had higher satisfaction with children [for contact weekly (satisfied/unsatisfied): relative risk ratio (RRR) = 2.44, CI = 1.92-3.10] and higher healthy aging [for contact weekly (Q5/Q1): RRR = 1.41, CI = 1.13-1.77]. Satisfaction was strongly related to healthy aging [for satisfied (Q5/Q1): RRR = 3.44, CI = 2.14-5.51], and mediated 19.05% of healthy aging for weekly contact (Sobel test z = 4.338; indirect role = 0.014, CI = 0.011-0.018; direct role = 0.061, CI = 0.029-0.094). Subgroup analysis further revealed that satisfaction with contact played a partial mediating role between monthly contact and healthy aging in female and rural groups. Conclusions Monthly CCT is more appropriate for older parents. Satisfaction with children in older parents seems to act as a significant and partial mediator of the relationship between contact and healthy aging. The contribution of satisfaction to healthy aging could be important to be considered and promoted in women and rural older parents, independent of CCT.
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- Jiangyun Chen
- Center for World Health Organization (WHO) Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,ACACIA Labs of Southern Medical University Institute for Global Health (SIGHT) and Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University (SMU), Guangzhou, China,Institute for Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for World Health Organization (WHO) Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for World Health Organization (WHO) Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for World Health Organization (WHO) Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for World Health Organization (WHO) Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,ACACIA Labs of Southern Medical University Institute for Global Health (SIGHT) and Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University (SMU), Guangzhou, China,Institute for Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,Dong Xu
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- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China,*Correspondence: Haomiao Li
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Liang J, Zheng S, Li X, Xiao D, Wang P. Associations of community, famliy and early individual factors with body mass index z-scores trajectories among Chinese children and adolescents. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14535. [PMID: 34267304 PMCID: PMC8282779 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93949-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing. This study aimed to examine trajectories of BMI z-scores among Chinese children and the potential determinants including early individual, family and community factors. Group-based trajectory modeling was employed to identify BMI z-scores trajectories of children aged 2-18 years using the five waves data (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018) of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to determine the association between early individual, family, community factors and BMI z-scores trajectories of children. We identified three trajectories for boys and girls, named Class 1 as "not-overweight", Class 2 as "persistent rapid descending but overweight during pre-school age", and Class 3 as "rapid rising up to school age and then become-overweight" class. Macrosomia (OR 1.772; 95% CI 1.188-2.644) and being a single child (OR 2.038; 95% CI 1.453-2.859) were more likely to belong in Class 3 among boys. Girls living in the advantaged communities (OR 1.539; 95% CI 1.052-2.252), rural-living (OR 1.558; 95% CI 1.133-2.142) and with none social integration (OR 1.496; 95% CI 1.07-2.091) were more likely to belong in Class 2. There are heterogeneous BMI z-scores trajectories of children aged 2-18, and pre-school age is a critical window that could predict the long-term growth patterns. BMI z-scores trends need to be monitored during pre-school age, focusing on those at higher risk of later overweight obesity status, and targeted interventions at the early individual, family, community levels are essential.
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- Jing Liang
- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. .,Wuhan University Center for Population and Health Research, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Dahill LM, Touyz S, Morrison NMV, Hay P. Parental appearance teasing in adolescence and associations with eating problems: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:450. [PMID: 33676473 PMCID: PMC7936414 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10416-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background The adolescent years see significant physical and emotional development that lay foundations for patterns of behaviour that can continue into adult life, including the shaping of eating behaviours. Given parents are key socio-environmental drivers and influencers of adolescent behaviours around physical health and wellbeing, it is critical to consider if specific forms of parental communication are potentially contributing to the associated emotional difficulties experienced in the adolescent years. The aim of this research was to systematically review the myriad of literature pertaining to the prevalence of parental weight or appearance-based teasing and adolescent eating problems to examine how the scientific and clinical community currently understands the relationship between these domains. Methods A systematic search of the literature, using the SCOPUS, APA PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL databases, reference lists and Google Scholar, was undertaken to identify relevant literature for parental teasing and problem eating in adolescents aged 10–19 years, published between January 1980 to October 2020, in English or French. Results Six studies met criteria for inclusion, all were cross-sectional studies and two included additional prospective data. Although parents were not the most common perpetrators of teasing, often subsidiary to that of peers and siblings, the influence and impact of parental teasing remained significant, and in some cases, appeared to interact with sibling-based teasing. This teasing was associated with problem eating behaviours for adolescents. Conclusions There is evidence in the literature to suggest the existence of an association between ‘eating problems’ amongst adolescents and exposure to parental appearance or weight teasing. Parents are unlikely to be aware of the perception or impact of the words they use or the wider influence these words may have. Future research should employ representative longitudinal designs to develop a greater understanding of the relationships between parental communications around their adolescent’s appearance or weight and how that communication is perceived by adolescents within complex family processes. Trial registration PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018109623. Prospectively registered 15th October 2018. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-10416-5.
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- Lucy M Dahill
- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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Kim HR, Han MA. Associations between Problematic Smartphone Use, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents: Based on Data from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017). Psychiatry Investig 2020; 17:1216-1225. [PMID: 34724602 PMCID: PMC8560339 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2020.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health status among adolescents. METHODS The data for this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017). From among the 62,276 adolescents who participated in this nationwide web-based survey, 54,603 (87.7%) who used smartphones were selected as the study population. Unhealthy behaviors included smoking, drinking, physical inactivity, skipping breakfast, and fast food consumption. For the examination of mental health status, we considered sleep disturbances, stress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. The associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health were analyzed using multiple logistic regression analyses. RESULTS More than four hours of use on weekdays (31.3%) and weekends (61.3%) and the use of smartphones for communication (46.9%) were associated with unhealthy behaviors and mental health problems. Furthermore, adolescents who experienced conflicts with family (22.3%) and friends (25.8%) and academic problems (3.4%) were likely to have health problems. CONCLUSION The results suggest that problematic smartphone use may disrupt adolescents' health. Therefore, there is a need for prevention programs for problematic smartphone use at home and at school to improve adolescents' health.
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- Hae Ran Kim
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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dos Santos CS, Picoito J, Nunes C, Loureiro I. Early Individual and Family Predictors of Weight Trajectories From Early Childhood to Adolescence: Results From the Millennium Cohort Study. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:417. [PMID: 32850533 PMCID: PMC7431491 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background: Early infancy and childhood are critical periods in the establishment of lifelong weight trajectories. Parents and early family environment have a strong effect on children's health behaviors that track into adolescence, influencing lifelong risk of obesity. Objective: We aimed to identify developmental trajectories of body mass index (BMI) from early childhood to adolescence and to assess their early individual and family predictors. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study and included 17,165 children. Weight trajectories were estimated using growth mixture modeling based on age- and gender-specific BMI Z-scores, followed by a bias-adjusted regression analysis. Results: We found four BMI trajectories: Weight Loss (69%), Early Weight Gain (24%), Early Obesity (3.7%), and Late Weight Gain (3.3%). Weight trajectories were mainly settled by early adolescence. Lack of sleep and eating routines, low emotional self-regulation, child-parent conflict, and low child-parent closeness in early childhood were significantly associated with unhealthy weight trajectories, alongside poverty, low maternal education, maternal obesity, and prematurity. Conclusions: Unhealthy BMI trajectories were defined in early and middle-childhood, and disproportionally affected children from disadvantaged families. This study further points out that household routines, self-regulation, and child-parent relationship are possible areas for family-based obesity prevention interventions.
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- Constança Soares dos Santos
- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira, Covilha, Portugal
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Petersen TL, Møller LB, Brønd JC, Jepsen R, Grøntved A. Association between parent and child physical activity: a systematic review. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020; 17:67. [PMID: 32423407 PMCID: PMC7236180 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-00966-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Childhood represents an important life stage for establishment of physical activity (PA) habits. Parents are assumed to play an important role in influencing children’s PA. Earlier reviews have mainly focused on parental modelling, encouragement, and support for PA, rather than the actual PA levels of parents. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to systematically summarize the evidence on the relationship between parent and child PA. Methods Papers were identified using electronic databases and manual searches of reference lists. Papers reporting on associations between objectively measured child PA and at least one measure of parental PA were included. The quality of the papers was assessed using a modified version of the ROBINS-I tool. For interpretation of the results across studies, we produced albatross plots for all studies combined and by age-groups, sex of the parents, sex of the child, methodology of assessment of parental PA, and type of PA. Results Thirty-nine papers were included with sample size of parent-child dyads ranging from 15 to 1267 (mean = 319 dyads, median = 227 dyads). The majority of studies were published from 2008 to 2018 and used accelerometry to assess PA. Most of the studies were classified as having moderate, serious, or critical risk of bias. The albatross plot for all studies combined showed that the clear majority of studies observed a positive relationship between parent and child PA. The plot suggested an average magnitude of correlation across studies to be around 0.13, and the overall impression was that this was fairly similar across child age-groups and gender of parent-child dyads. Studies using objective assessment of parental PA showed stronger relationship between parent and child PA compared with studies using self-report (average magnitude of correlation around 0.16 vs 0.04 respectively). No clear evidence was found for the strength of relationship being dependent on type of PA measure of parent and child (total PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA, steps), however, the relationship for light PA appeared weaker. Conclusion This systematic review showed that the clear majority of studies observed a weak positive relationship between parent and child PA regardless of age of the child, the gender of the parent-child dyad, and type of PA. Trial registration Registration in PROSPERO: CRD42019093462.
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- Therese Lockenwitz Petersen
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Research Unit for Exercise Epidemiology, Centre of Research in Childhood Health, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark. .,Lolland-Falster Health Study, Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing F. Hospital, Fjordvej 15, 4800, Nykøbing F, Denmark. .,University College Absalon, Region Zealand, Bispegade 5, 4800, Nykøbing F, Denmark.
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Nykøbing F. Hospital, Fjordvej 15, Nykøbing F, 4800, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Research Unit for Exercise Epidemiology, Centre of Research in Childhood Health, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Lolland-Falster Health Study, Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing F. Hospital, Fjordvej 15, 4800, Nykøbing F, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Research Unit for Exercise Epidemiology, Centre of Research in Childhood Health, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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Leme AC, Baranowski T, Thompson D, Philippi S, OʼNeil CE, Fulgoni VL, Nicklas TA. Food Sources of Shortfall Nutrients Among US Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH 2020; 43:59-73. [PMID: 31764307 DOI: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To identify food sources of shortfall nutrients consumed by adolescents (n = 3156), data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2011-2014) were used. Some of the food groups commonly consumed by adolescents made a significant contribution to shortfall nutrient intakes in the diet. Many food sources that provided significant amounts of shortfall nutrients were from foods that also provided nutrients to limit. Awareness of nutrient intakes and food sources is essential to establish dietary guidance in a practical context. Efforts to continue monitoring the food sources of nutrients consumed by adolescents will be important to improve the current knowledge on this topic of research.
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- Ana Carolina Leme
- School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Drs Leme and Philippi); Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Drs Baranowski, Thompson, and Nicklas); School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Emeritus Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (Dr O'Neil); and Nutrition Impact, LLC, Battle Creek, Michigan (Dr Fulgoni)
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Maternal body dissatisfaction in pregnancy, postpartum and early parenting: An overlooked factor implicated in maternal and childhood obesity risk. Appetite 2019; 147:104525. [PMID: 31756411 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current evidence indicates that to prevent the intergenerational transfer of overweight and obesity from parent to child, interventions are needed across the early life stages, from preconception to early childhood. Maternal body image is an important but often overlooked factor that is potentially implicated in both short- and long-term maternal and child health outcomes, including maternal gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention, obesity, child feeding practices and early parenting. AIM The aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual model of the relationship between maternal body image (with a specific focus on body dissatisfaction) and maternal and child excess body weight risk across the pregnancy, postpartum and early childhood periods, as well as to highlight opportunities for intervention. CONCLUSION Our conceptual model proposes factors that mediate the associations between antenatal and postpartum maternal body dissatisfaction and maternal and childhood obesity risk. Pregnancy and postpartum present key risk periods for excess weight gain/retention and body dissatisfaction. Psychosocial factors associated with maternal body dissatisfaction, including psychopathology and disordered eating behaviours, may increase maternal and child obesity risk as well as compromise the quality of mother-child interactions underpinning child development outcomes, including physical weight gain. Our conceptual model may be useful for understanding modifiable psychosocial factors for preventing the intergenerational transfer of obesity risk from mothers to their children, from as early as pregnancy, and highlights next steps for multidisciplinary research focused on combatting maternal and child obesity during critical risk periods.
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Bergmeier H, Paxton SJ, Milgrom J, Anderson SE, Baur L, Hill B, Lim S, Green R, Skouteris H. Early mother-child dyadic pathways to childhood obesity risk: A conceptual model. Appetite 2019; 144:104459. [PMID: 31533059 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Understanding the emotional quality of the mother-child dyadic relationship and parent-child feeding interactions may further clarify early developmental pathways to eating behaviours and obesity risk. The quality of parent-child relationships fosters all aspects of child development but has not yet been extensively examined in relation to childhood weight gain. The aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual model, which outlines early mother-child dyadic pathways linking parent-child feeding interactions to child body mass index, where parent-child relationships have a central role. It maps out individual and dyadic mother-child factors (i.e., attachment, child temperament and maternal mental health) that influence the nature and quality of parent-child feeding interactions from infancy to toddlerhood. Our model bridges the gap between research fields by bringing together key maternal and child factors implicated in child development. Understanding early parent-child feeding interactional patterns and their influence on child self-regulation and eating behaviours may be relevant to multidisciplinary approaches toward preventing childhood obesity. High quality quantitative and observational data capturing meaningful parent, child and dyadic level interactions around food contexts, attachment security, maternal mental health, child temperament and self-regulation will help to inform new, aetiologically important, targets for preventative intervention.
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- Heidi Bergmeier
- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia; Parent-Infant Research Institute, Department of Clinical and Health, Psychology, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg West, Australia
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- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health and Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Loeb KL, Le Grange D, Celio Doyle A, Crosby RD, Glunz C, Laraque-Arena D, Hildebrandt T, Bacow T, Vangeepuram N, Gault A. Adapting family-based treatment for paediatric obesity: A randomized controlled pilot trial. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 2019; 27:521-530. [PMID: 31344751 DOI: 10.1002/erv.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This pilot study aimed to refine and test an adaption of family-based treatment (FBT) for eating disorders that addressed the distinct clinical needs of adolescents with overweight or obesity in the absence of eating disorder pathology. Our hypothesis was that FBT for paediatric obesity (FBT-PO) would be feasible to implement and superior to a nutrition education counselling (NEC) condition delivered to both parents and patients, thereby controlling for key information dissemination across groups while manipulating active therapeutic content and strategy. METHOD Seventy-seven adolescents were randomized to FBT-PO or NEC across two sites. RESULTS Results supported our core prediction, in that weight status among adolescent study participants receiving FBT-PO remained stable while increasing among participants randomized to NEC. Attrition was high in both conditions. CONCLUSIONS FBT-PO, while not seeming to yield a marked decrease in body mass index z-score, may arrest an otherwise-occurring weight-gain trajectory for these adolescents. This efficacy finding is consistent with the overall PO literature supporting parental involvement in the treatment of PO. Future research efforts should address retention in FBT-PO.
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.,The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Eating Disorders Center at the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA
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- Sanford Research, Fargo, ND.,University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Bergmeier H, Morris H, Bruce L, Skouteris H. A systematic research review of associations between maternal eating disorders and parent-child feeding interactions. Obes Res Clin Pract 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Militello LK, Kelly S, Melnyk BM, Smith L, Petosa R. A Review of Systematic Reviews Targeting the Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adolescent Populations. J Adolesc Health 2018; 63:675-687. [PMID: 30314864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Adolescent obesity is a powerful predictor of morbidity and mortality, yet amenable to modifiable behaviors. To accurately summarize the effects of behavioral interventions on changes in adolescent body mass index and/or weight status, we assessed existing systematic reviews for reporting transparency and methodological quality. METHODS Five databases were searched through September 2017 to identify relevant systematic reviews. Reviews were evaluated for reporting transparency and methodological quality using PRISMA Reporting Checklist and Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews Instrument. Evidence was synthesized across high-quality reviews. RESULTS Four of twelve systematic reviews were of high methodological quality. All four focused on the treatment of overweight/obesity in adolescent populations, representing 97 international studies. Findings indicate intervention compared with no intervention/wait list showed larger effects for improving BMI/BMI z-scores. Small improvements (averaging a 3.7-kg decrease) in weight/weight percentile were observed following a supervised exercise plus dietary and/or behavior support intervention. Health-related quality of life may improve following interventions, but overall attention to associated psychological variables (depression, self-esteem/perception) is limited. CONCLUSIONS Adherence to objective checklists and protocols for rigorous conduct and reporting of systematic reviews is warranted. Consensus evidence is urgently needed to define and report behavior change interventions related to obesity prevention and treatment.
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Stiles-Shields C, Doyle AC, Le Grange D, Loeb KL. Family-Based Treatment for Pediatric Obesity: Case Study of an Adaptation for a Non-Psychiatric Adolescent Population. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY 2018; 49:111-118. [PMID: 31186580 DOI: 10.1007/s10879-018-9399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pediatric overweight and obesity, a highly prevalent condition posing risks extending into adulthood, is considered a major public health concern. Findings from the pediatric obesity treatment literature support the efficacy of parental involvement across multiple formats. Family-based treatment is an outpatient intervention for adolescents with eating disorders that enlists parents as the primary agents of symptom management during the acute stages of illness, titrating down their involvement as severity of the disorder decreases. We adapted family-based treatment for pediatric obesity, modifying the original model to recognize that children and adolescents with obesity do not exhibit the developmental regression seen in eating disorders and to reflect the non-psychiatric nature of obesity. Thus, family-based treatment for pediatric obesity modulates the degree of parental involvement as a function of chronological developmental stage, not severity of the condition. To illustrate the implementation of this treatment, we present a case report of a 15-year old with an eight-year history of overweight and a greater than 30-pound weight gain prior to treatment. Through this case study, the three phases of family-based treatment for pediatric obesity and six-month post treatment follow-up results are presented through the lens of response from this adolescent and her family. We present this case report to illustrate the implementation of the intervention's adolescent module, and the potential impact of the approach in the treatment of adolescents with obesity and their families.
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- Eating Disorders Center at the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA (Emeritus)
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- School of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA
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Njuieyon F, Cuadro-Alvarez E, Martin E, Lachaume N, Mrsic Y, Henaff F, Maniassom C, Defo A, Elenga N. Mother's obesity and high child's waist circumference are predictive factors of severe child's obesity: an observational study in French Guiana. BMC Pediatr 2018; 18:188. [PMID: 29885650 PMCID: PMC5994247 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1158-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background This study aims to describe the predictive factors of severe obesity in children followed in French Guiana. Methods In this observational study, the patients from the French Guianese Childhood Obesity Group database were prospectively included, after giving a statement of patient’s non opposition. Results Our group classifications revealed that 36 of 150 (24%) participants were classified as being metabolically abnormal obesity“ (MAO), while 114 of 150 (76%) were categorized as metabolically normal obesity” (MNO). MAO-patients were older. Their mothers had more severe obesity. We also observed that their systolic blood pressure was higher. The median Z-score BMI of children with MAO was 4, 9 [4, 05–5, 38], which shows a more obese condition than the MNO group. The median waist-to-height ratio (WTHR) of our study population was high, either 0.63 [0.54–0.59]. No significant differences in the term of pregnancy, father’s obesity, gender, birth weight, feeding, diastolic blood pressure and WTHR were found between the two groups. The predictors of MAO status, after adjusting for age and sex, were mother’s obesity and high child’s waist circumference. Among the comorbidity, there were two Down syndrome, one Cornelia de Lange syndrome, one Nephrotic Syndrome and one Epilepsy. The leptin hormone and insulin levels were higher in MAO than in MNO, while 25-OH D-vitamin was higher in MNO. Conclusion This study indicates the need to incorporate waist circumference into routine clinical practice, in addition to traditional measures of weight, height, body mass index and waist-to-height ratio.
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- Falucar Njuieyon
- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Cayenne Hospital, Rue des flamboyants, BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana. .,Department of Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, Regional Hospital, Rue des Flamboyants BP 6006, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana.
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Niu Z, Tanenbaum H, Kiresich E, Cordola Hsu A, Lei X, Ma Y, Li Z, Xie B. Impact of childhood parent-child relationships on cardiovascular risks in adolescence. Prev Med 2018; 108:53-59. [PMID: 29277412 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study aims to determine prospective effects of the childhood parent-child relationships on the development of cardiovascular risks in adolescence. Using available 917 parent-child dyads from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (1991 to 2006), we analyzed the prospective effects of childhood parent-child relationships of Conflict and Closeness, as well as their categorized combinations (Harmonic, Dramatic, Hostile, and Indifferent) on the development of subscapular and triceps skinfold thickness (SST/TST), body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP), and heart rate (HR) during adolescence. We found that higher levels of Conflict in the relationship with mothers (slope=0.05, P<0.001) and fathers (slope=0.04, P=0.03) increased the growth rate of TST among girls during adolescence, but not among boys. The maternal-girl dyadic with higher Conflict scores also increased girl's growth rate of BMI percentile (slope=0.10, P=0.02), though the paternal-boy dyadic with higher Conflict scores decreased boy's growth rate of BMI percentile (slope=-0.13, P=0.04). A Hostile maternal-son relationship lowered boy's growth rate of SBP (slope=-3.15, P<0.001) and DBP (slope=-4.42, P<0.001). A Dramatic maternal-son relationship increased boy's growth rate of SST (slope=0.89, P<0.001) and TST (slope=0.64, P=0.03). Hostile paternal-daughter relationships were positively associated with the growth rate of TST (slope=0.28, P=0.03). Overall, there was a significant influence of childhood parent-child relationships on the development of cardiovascular risks during adolescence, and the effect was further modified by both parents' and child's gender.
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- Zhongzheng Niu
- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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Barco Leme AC, Tucunduva Philippi S. Home food availability, parents’/caregivers’ support, and family meals influence on dietary servings of low-income urban adolescent girls from Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1186/s41110-017-0053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Martin-Biggers J, Quick V, Zhang M, Jin Y, Byrd-Bredbenner C. Relationships of family conflict, cohesion, and chaos in the home environment on maternal and child food-related behaviours. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2017; 14:e12540. [PMID: 28994511 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study examined how food-related behaviours differed in mothers and their preschool children by levels of family functioning (cohesion and conflict) and household disorganization (chaos). A nationally representative sample of mothers of preschoolers completed an online survey assessing food-related behaviours of themselves and their children. Maternal and child diet, eating behaviours, and health status; household availability of fruits/vegetables, salty/fatty snacks, and sugar-sweetened beverages; family mealtime atmosphere; and family conflict, cohesion, and household chaos were assessed with valid, reliable scales. Cluster analyses assigned families into low, middle, and high conflict, cohesion, and chaos groups. Participants (n = 550) were 72% White, and 82% had some post-secondary education. Regression analysis examining the association of cluster grouping levels on diet-related behaviour measures revealed that positive home environments (i.e., low family conflict, high family cohesion, and low household chaos) were associated with healthier food-related behaviours (e.g., increased fruits/vegetables intake), whereas negative home environments (i.e., high family conflict, low family cohesion, and high household chaos) were associated with unhealthy food-related behaviours (e.g., greater % total calories from fat) even after controlling for sociodemographic and related behavioural factors. Findings suggest family functioning and household chaos are associated with food-related behaviours. This frequently overlooked component of family interaction may affect intervention outcomes and objectives of educational and interventional initiatives.
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- Jennifer Martin-Biggers
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Bergmeier HJ, Skouteris H, Hetherington MM, Rodgers RF, Campbell KJ, Cox R. Do maternal perceptions of child eating and feeding help to explain the disconnect between reported and observed feeding practices?: A follow-up study. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2017; 13. [PMID: 28176453 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Research demonstrates a mismatch between reported and observed maternal feeding practices. This mismatch may be explained by maternal cognitions, attitudes, and motivations relating to dyadic parent-child feeding interactions. These complex constructs may not be apparent during observations nor evidenced in self-report questionnaire. Therefore, the aim of this study was to use a qualitative approach to gain a more nuanced and contextualized understanding of (a) maternal perceptions of children's food intake control; (b) how parent-child mealtime interactions influence maternal feeding practices; and (c) ways in which mothers may promote healthy child eating and weight outcomes. Semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with 23 mothers (M = 38.4 ± 3.7 years of age) of preschool-aged children (M = 3.8 ± 0.6 years of age, 19 were normal weight, 14 were girls), who had previously completed child feeding questionnaire and participated in two home-based mealtime observations, 12 months apart. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and themes extracted to create the database. Four major themes emerged: (a) Maternal confidence in children's ability to regulate food intake is variable; (b) Implementing strategies for nurturing healthy relationships with food beyond the dining table; (c) Fostering positive mealtime interactions is valued above the content of what children eat; and (d) Situation-specific practices and inconsistencies. Findings indicate that maternal feeding practices are shaped by both parent and child influences, and child feeding is mostly guided by controlling the family food environment, rather than by directly pressuring or restricting their child's eating. Results also highlighted the need for research to consider both parent and child influences on child feeding.
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- Heidi J Bergmeier
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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