ArticlePublic health nutrition2015
Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children.
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- Determinants of Parents' and Adolescents' Motivation Before Pediatric Weight Management-Data From the STARKIDS Cohort.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Article
- Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in children with overweight, obesity and morbid obesity: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Targeting parental motivation for change in childhood obesity: development and validation of the PURICA-S scale.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2019Article
- Motivation and perceived competence for healthy eating and exercise among overweight/obese adolescents in comparison to normal weight adolescents.BMC obesity · 2017Article
- Are Parental Perceptions of Child Activity Levels and Overall Health More Important than Perceptions of Weight?Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine what factors are associated with parental motivation to change body weight in overweight children.
designCross-sectional study.
settingDunedin, New Zealand. SUBJECTS: Two hundred and seventy-one children aged 4-8 years, recruited in primary and secondary care, were identified as overweight (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) after screening. Parents completed questionnaires on demographics; motivation to improve diet, physical activity and weight; perception and concern about weight; parenting; and social desirability, prior to being informed that their child was overweight. Additional measures of physical activity (accelerometry), dietary intake and child behaviour (questionnaire) were obtained after feedback.
resultsAlthough all children were overweight, only 42% of parents perceived their child to be so, with 36% indicating any concern. Very few parents (n 25, 8%) were actively trying to change the child's weight. Greater motivation to change weight was observed for girls compared with boys (P = 0.001), despite no sex difference in BMI Z-score (P = 0.374). Motivation was not associated with most demographic variables, social desirability, dietary intake, parenting or child behaviour. Increased motivation to change the child's weight was observed for heavier children (P < 0.001), those who were less physically active (P = 0.002) and more sedentary (P < 0.001), and in parents who were more concerned about their child's weight (P < 0.001) or who used greater food restriction (P < 0.001).
conclusionsLow levels of parental motivation to change overweight in young children highlight the urgent need to determine how best to improve motivation to initiate change.
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