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Parent participation in a treatment program for overweight adolescents
Author(s) -
Coates Thomas J.,
Killen Joel D.,
Slinkard Lee Ann
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198221)1:3<37::aid-eat2260010305>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - overweight , weight loss , psychology , developmental psychology , body weight , obesity , clinical psychology , gerontology , demography , medicine , endocrinology , sociology
Thirty‐one adolescents were assigned to either a parent participation or a no‐parent participation group. All adolescents attended weekly classes to learn weight loss and self‐management skills via videotape, role play, and group discussion. Monetary deposits were returned to adolescents when they achieved weight loss goals. Parents of adolescents in the parent participation group met in classes to learn skills for helping their children lose weight. Monetary deposits were returned to parents for completion of weekly assignments. At postreatment, adolescents in the parent participation group showed the greatest decreases in percent above ideal weight. They maintained the reductions at a nine month follow‐up. Adolescents in the noparent group matched the parent participation groups' performance at follow‐up. Participants reported significant changes in dietary habits relevant to cardiovascular health. Significant relationships between changes in percent above ideal weight and physical activity and HDL were also observed.