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Associations of parental monitoring and weight concern on body esteem of normal weight and overweight 1st grade children (808.5)
Author(s) -
Shriver Lenka,
HubbsTait Laura,
Harrist Amanda,
Topham Glade,
Page Melanie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.808.5
Subject(s) - overweight , self esteem , anthropometry , body weight , medicine , demography , psychology , obesity , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , sociology
Prevention of body dissatisfaction is critical for minimizing adverse effects of poor body esteem on diet, self‐esteem and overall health. Research has examined adolescent body esteem; however, little is known about factors influencing body esteem of younger children. This study tested the moderating effect of child weight status on the links of body esteem of 1st grade children to parental feeding practices (e. g., monitoring), parental concern about child’s weight, and parental weight. Child Body Esteem Scale (BES) and anthropometrics were completed in individual interviews. Parents completed Child Feeding Questionnaire (feeding practices, concern, self‐assessed parental weight). A total of 410 mother/child dyads (202 girls) participated. Percent of children classified as overweight (BMI‐for‐age 蠅85th) vs. normal weight was: girls‐29% vs. 71%; boys‐27% vs. 73%. Overall regression model was significant for girls (R²=.125, F(10,191)=3.879; p<0.001), but not boys. For girls, weight status moderated the link of monitoring (β= ‐.186, t=‐2.42, p<0.05) and parental concern (β=‐.216, t=‐2.08, p<0.05) to body esteem, with the highest parental concern and monitoring corresponding to the lowest body esteem in overweight girls. Differential impact of feeding practices on body esteem by weight status suggests importance of future body esteem interventions for girls as early as first grade. Grant Funding Source : USDA‐CSREES Grant 05545