Associations between Parents' Body Weight/Shape Comments and Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents over Time-A Longitudinal Study.

Dahill, LM; Hay, P; Morrison, NMV; Touyz, S; Mitchison, D; Bussey, K; Mannan, H

Associations between Parents' Body Weight/Shape Comments and Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents over Time-A Longitudinal Study.

Dahill, LM Hay, P Morrison, NMV Touyz, S Mitchison, D Bussey, K Mannan, H

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Citation:: Nutrients, 2023, 15, (6), pp. 1419
Issue Date:: 2023-03-15

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Dahill, LM
dc.contributor.author	Hay, P
dc.contributor.author	Morrison, NMV
dc.contributor.author	Touyz, S
dc.contributor.author	Mitchison, D
dc.contributor.author	Bussey, K
dc.contributor.author	Mannan, H
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-07T02:03:16Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-13
dc.date.available	2023-09-07T02:03:16Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-15
dc.identifier.citation	Nutrients, 2023, 15, (6), pp. 1419
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171966
dc.description.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.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Nutrients
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/nu15061419
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0908 Food Sciences, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	3210 Nutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Body Weight
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Body Weight
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Body Weight
dc.title	Associations between Parents' Body Weight/Shape Comments and Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents over Time-A Longitudinal Study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	15
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	0908 Food Sciences
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
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dc.date.updated	2023-09-07T02:03:15Z
pubs.issue	6
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pubs.volume	15
utslib.citation.issue	6

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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