Examining the interdependence of parent‐child dyads: Effects on weight loss and maintenance
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study aimed to further elucidate correlated weight changes in parent-child dyads enrolled in family-based treatment (FBT) by modeling the interdependence of weight changes during treatment. METHODS: ) completed 4 months of FBT and were randomized to one of three 8-month maintenance interventions (Social Facilitation Maintenance [SFM]-high dose, SFM-low dose or control). Weight/height was measured at 0, 4 and 12 months. Structural equation models simultaneously estimated the effect that an individual had on their own (actor effect) and on one another's (partner effect) weight-status across time using the actor-partner interdependence model. RESULTS: Actor paths were significant over time for parent and child. Partner paths were significant for child zBMI predicting parent BMI at 4 and 12 months. Maintenance condition moderated actor/partner paths in the model. CONCLUSIONS: Child weight change may motivate parents to make environmental and behavioural changes that impact their own weight. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00759746.
Source: Pediatric Obesity
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12697
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach, The Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research, WUSTL Transdisciplinary Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Program in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research Center, New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research
OpenAlex ID: W3045565382