Prior research has shown that larger differences between individuals' actual and perceived
bodily states are associated with their engagement in weight change behaviors. However, it …

Objective: Family-based physical activity interventions have the potential to reduce obesity,
but more information is needed regarding physical activity in the family context. This study …

Objective Parents' negative body talk about children (negative weight/shape comments) and
internalized weight bias (application of negative weight-based stereotypes to oneself) are …

Background Parents are increasingly pursuing weight loss in medical weight management
programs, yet little is known about the presenting behaviors and practices of children who …

Objective Parents' comments about their adolescents' weight have been linked with
adolescents' disordered eating, but we know little about the personal and contextual …

Adolescent disordered eating and obesity are interrelated and adversely relate to mental
and metabolic health. Parental feeding practices have been associated with adolescent …

Objective: An investigation of the interplay between various types of adolescents'
perceptions of weight status in predicting adolescents' nutrition behavior and their body …

PURPOSE: To learn about parent weight talk, parent dieting, and family weight-teasing in
the homes of adolescent girls at risk for obesity and weight-related problems. To examine …

The aim of the present review was to explore the effect of parental misperceptions of their
offspring's weight status during childhood and early adolescence on weight control …

Objective To compare parent and child report of parental weight-related behaviors and
examine their respective associations with child's weight-related outcomes. Methods …