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ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2014

Nonresident parental influence on adolescent weight and weight-related behaviors: similar or different from resident parental influence?

Jerica M Berge, Craig Meyer, Richard F MacLehose, Marla E Eisenberg, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Parental correlates in child and adolescent physical activity: a meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015
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  2. The moderating effect of maternal modeling on age-related decline in children's physical activity.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jerica M Berge
Craig Meyer
Richard F MacLehose
Marla E Eisenberg
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
University of Minnesota · USMinnesota Department of Health · US

Funding

Obesity and Energy Metabolism CoreP30DK050456 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI BERNLOHR, DAVID A · 1995 to 2015
$17.0M
Project EAT-III: Eating Among Teens and Young AdultsR01HL084064 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NEUMARK-SZTAINER, DIANNE R · 2007 to 2011
$3.4M
Project F-EAT: Families and Eating and Activity in TeensR01HL093247 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NEUMARK-SZTAINER, DIANNE R · 2009 to 2010
$1.5M
"Family Members" Weight and Weight Related Behaviors and Adolescent ObesityR03HD074677 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BERGE, JERICA M, MACLEHOSE, RICHARD F · 2013 to 2014
$145k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL084064NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093247NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD074677NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK050456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany parents do not live with, or have shared custody of, their adolescent children (i.e., nonresident parents). The degree of their influence on their children, as compared to parents who do live with their children the majority of the time (i.e. resident parents) has not been well-studied. The current study aimed to examine whether and how resident and nonresident parents' weight and weight-related behaviors are correlated with adolescents' weight and weight-related behaviors. Results will inform who may be important to include in adolescent obesity prevention interventions.

methodsData from two linked population-based studies, EAT 2010 and F-EAT, were used for cross-sectional analyses. Resident parents (n = 200; 80% females; mean age =41.8), nonresident parents (n =200; 70% male; mean age =43.1), and adolescents (n =200; 60% girls; mean age =14.2 years) were socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse. Multiple regression models were fit to investigate the association between resident and nonresident parents' weight and weight-related behaviors and adolescents' weight and weight-related behaviors.

resultsBoth resident and nonresident parents' BMI were significantly associated with adolescents' BMI percentile. Additionally, resident parents' sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and fruit and vegetable intake were significantly associated with adolescents' sugar-sweetened beverage intake and fruit and vegetable intake (p < 0.05), respectively. Furthermore, the association between nonresident parent physical activity and adolescent physical activity was marginally significant (p = 0.067). Neither resident nor nonresident parents' fast food consumption, breakfast frequency, or sedentary behaviors were significantly associated with adolescents' same behaviors.

conclusionsThese preliminary findings suggest that resident and nonresident parents may have slightly different influences on their adolescent children's weight-related behaviors. Longitudinal follow-up is needed to determine temporality of associations.

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Body WeightParent-Child RelationsAdolescentAdultBeveragesBody Mass IndexBreakfastCarbohydratesChildCross-Sectional StudiesEnergy IntakeEthnicityFast FoodsFeeding BehaviorFemaleFruitCarbohydrates

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