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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Jan;41(1):86-97.
doi: 10.1007/s10964-011-9728-5. Epub 2011 Nov 12.

Preadolescents' and parents' dietary coping efficacy during behavioral family-based weight control treatment

Kelly R Theim  1 , Meghan M Sinton, Richard I Stein, Brian E Saelens, Sucheta C Thekkedam, R Robinson Welch, Leonard H Epstein, Denise E Wilfley
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Preadolescents' and parents' dietary coping efficacy during behavioral family-based weight control treatment

Kelly R Theim et al. J Youth Adolesc. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Developmentally relevant high-risk dietary situations (e.g., parties where tempting foods are available) may influence overweight youth's weight control, as they increase risk for overeating. Better self-efficacy for coping with these situations-which preadolescents may learn from their parents-could foster successful weight control. Overweight preadolescents (N = 204) ages 7-12 years (67% female), each with one parent, separately completed the Hypothetical High-Risk Situation Inventory (HHRSI) pre- and post-weight loss treatment. The HHRSI assesses temptation to overeat and confidence in refraining from overeating in response to four high-risk dietary scenarios. Participants generated coping strategies for each scenario. Coping strategies and confidence increased and temptation decreased from pre- to post-weight loss treatment. Parents' increase in confidence from pre- to post-treatment was associated with preadolescents' and parents' weight loss. Tailoring treatments to enhance parents' coping skills (e.g., building strategies, targeting high temptation/low confidence scenarios) may maximize preadolescents' weight control.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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