Associations between parents' body weight/shape comments and disordered eating amongst adolescents over time-a longitudinal study

Lucy M. Dahill; Phillipa Hay; Natalie M. V. Morrison; Stephen Touyz; Deborah Mitchison; Kay Bussey; Haider Mannan

doi:10.3390/nu15061419

Associations between parents' body weight/shape comments and disordered eating amongst adolescents over time-a longitudinal study

Lucy M. Dahill^*, Phillipa Hay, Natalie M. V. Morrison, Stephen Touyz, Deborah Mitchison, Kay Bussey, Haider Mannan

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	1419
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nutrients
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061419
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2023

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Correction article can be found at Dahill, L.M.; Hay, P.; Morrison, N.M.V.; Touyz, S.; Mitchison, D.; Bussey, K.; Mannan, H. Correction: Dahill et al. Associations between Parents’ Body Weight/Shape Comments and Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents over Time—A Longitudinal Study. Nutrients 2023, 15, 1419. Nutrients 2023, 15, 3993. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183993

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communication
parents
adolescent
teasing
mental health
eating disorder

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