ArticleNutrients2023
Associations between Parents' Body Weight/Shape Comments and Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents over Time-A Longitudinal Study.
Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A systematic review of weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors.Body image · 2024Pooled it
- Cultural Determinants of Body Image: What About the Menopausal Transition?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: is there a connection between the body mass indexes of adolescents and their parents?International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2024Article
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- Eating Disorders and Nutritional Beliefs, Trends or Practices.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Parents are key influencers of adolescents' attitudes on weight, shape, and eating, and make more positive than negative comments, with negative comments most impactful. This study examined prospective unique associations of parental positive and negative comments in a community sample of adolescents with paediatric psychosocial quality of life (PED-QoL), Eating Disorder Weight/Shape Cognitions (EDEQ-WS), BMI percentile, and Psychological Distress (K10) scales. Data were from 2056 adolescents from the EveryBODY study cohort. Multiple regressions were conducted for the impacts of parental positive and negative comments on four dependent variables at one year after controlling for their stage of adolescence (early, middle, late). Multiple imputation and bootstrapping were used for handling missing data and violations of normality. Results indicated that positive maternal comments on eating were associated with increased EDCs and better quality of life at one year. Paternal positive weight shape comments were associated with a decrease in psychological distress, but positive eating comments saw a decrease in quality of life. Findings highlight the nuances of parental comments and how these are perceived and interpreted, and could alert health care workers and family practitioners who have weight, shape, and eating conversations to be aware of the potential influence of their communication.
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