Parental input and weight concerns among elementary school children.
Parental input and weight concerns among elementary school children.
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小学生家长的投入和体重问题。
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Florence Schermer
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文献类型：
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作者：
L. Smolak;Michael P. Levine;Florence Schermer
目的
本研究探讨了母亲和父亲的直接意见，对儿童的体重和建模的体重关注，通过自己的行为对儿童的身体自尊，体重相关的关注，减肥尝试的相对贡献。
方法
父母，131名母亲和89名父亲，四年级和五年级的男孩和女孩完成了一项简短的调查，其中包括他们自己的节食尝试的措施，对自己的形状的关注，对自己的形状的投诉，对热量限制节食的信念，以及他们对孩子的体重的评论频率。孩子们接受了身体自尊量表的调查，以及关于他们体重相关问题和减肥尝试的问题。
结果
直接的父母的意见，特别是由母亲，似乎是更强大的影响力比父母的体重和形状的问题建模，虽然父母的建模影响孩子的信念和行为。女孩似乎比男孩更容易受到影响。
讨论
父母的评论和示范似乎影响小学儿童的体重和形状相关的态度和行为。这种父母行为可能是预防计划的适当目标。
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the relative contributions of mother's and father's direct comments about child's weight and modeling of weight concerns through their own behavior on child's body esteem, weight-related concerns, and weight loss attempts.
METHOD
Parents, 131 mothers and 89 fathers, of fourth and fifth grade boys and girls completed a brief survey which included measures of their own dieting attempts, concerns about their own shape, complaints about their own shape, and beliefs about calorie-restrictive dieting as well as the frequency of their comments to their child about the child's weight. Children were surveyed using the Body Esteem Scale as well as questions about their weight-related concerns and weight loss attempts.
RESULTS
Direct parental comments, especially by the mother, seemed to be more powerful influences than parental modeling of weight and shape concerns, although parental modeling did affect the child's beliefs and behaviors. Girls appeared to be more affected than did boys.
DISCUSSION
Parental comments and modeling do appear to affect elementary school children's weight and shape-related attitudes and behaviors. Such parental behavior may be an appropriate target in prevention programs.