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Observational studyMaternal and child health journal2019

Dual Versus Single Parental Households and Differences in Maternal Mental Health and Child's Overweight/Obesity.

Britni R Belcher, Jaclyn P Maher, Nanette V Lopez, Gayla Margolin, Adam M Leventhal, Chaelin K Ra, Sydney O'Connor, Tara L Gruenewald, Jimi Huh, Genevieve F Dunton

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Britni R BelcherDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. bbelcher@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-7520
Jaclyn P MaherDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Nanette V LopezDepartment of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Gayla MargolinDepartment of Psychology, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Adam M LeventhalDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chaelin K RaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sydney O'ConnorDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Tara L GruenewaldDepartment of Family & Consumer Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Jimi HuhDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Genevieve F DuntonDepartments of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

Maternal Stress and Children's Obesity RiskR01HL119255 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI DUNTON, GENEVIEVE FRIDLUND · 2013 to 2017
$4.0M
Metabolic effects of interrupting sedentary time in youth in-lab and in free-living settingsK01DK113062 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BELCHER, BRITNI RYAN · 2017 to 2019
$457k
American Cancer Society 118283-MRSGT-10-012-01-CPPBHSRD VA SDR 10-012NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL119255NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL119255NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK113062
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Abstract

Objectives Mothers report higher levels of psychological stress than fathers. s. Psychological stress is posited to influence parenting practices that could increase children's obesity risk. However, previous studies have not investigated several aspects of maternal mental health and the moderating role of household structure on children's obesity risk. The objective was to investigate associations of maternal mental health with child obesity risk, and whether these associations differed by household structure (single-parent vs. dual parent/multigenerational). Methods Mothers and their 8-12 year old children (N = 175 dyads) completed baseline questionnaires on mothers' mental health and child anthropometrics. Separate logistic regressions assessed associations of standardized maternal mental health indicators with the odds of child overweight/obesity, controlling for child age, and women's BMI, age, education, employment status, and annual income. Household structure was investigated as a moderator of these relationships.Results There were no statistically significant relationships between maternal mental health characteristics and odds of child overweight/obesity. Among single mothers only, greater anxiety was associated with higher risk of child overweight/obesity [OR (95% CI) = 3.67 (1.27-10.62); p = 0.0163]; and greater life satisfaction was marginally associated with lower risk of child overweight/obesity [OR (95% CI) = 0.44 (0.19-1.01); p = 0.0522]. Mothers' life satisfaction may lower risk for their children's overweight/obesity, whereas higher anxiety may increase this risk, particularly among children living in single-mother households. Conclusions for Practice Future interventions could increase resources for single mothers to buffer the effects of stress and lower pediatric obesity risk.

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Family CharacteristicsAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansIncomeLongitudinal StudiesLos AngelesMaleMaternal HealthMental DisordersMiddle AgedPediatric ObesityPersonal SatisfactionPsychometricsSingle ParentDemographyObesityParentsPediatricsStress

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