Longitudinal relationships between fathers', mothers', and adolescents' restrained eating

Family members can exert important direct and indirect influence on the eating behaviours of children; these include modelling, and transmission of preferences, beliefs, and attitudes. Current studies on family similarities in dieting behaviours however show inconsistent results. The present study e...

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Published in:Appetite 2009-04, Vol.52 (2), p.461-468
Main Authors: Snoek, Harriëtte M, van Strien, Tatjana, Janssens, Jan M.A.M, Engels, Rutger C.M.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
body image
child nutrition
children
dietary restriction
dieting
eating disorders
Energy Intake
Family
Father-Child Relations
fathers
Feeding Behavior
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
food intake
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Mother-Child Relations
mothers
Netherlands
Obesity - prevention & control
Overweight - prevention & control
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Characteristics
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Family members can exert important direct and indirect influence on the eating behaviours of children; these include modelling, and transmission of preferences, beliefs, and attitudes. Current studies on family similarities in dieting behaviours however show inconsistent results. The present study examines family similarities and reciprocal influences on restrained eating, using data of a longitudinal three-wave full-family study consisting of both parents and two adolescent sibling children (aged 13-16 at time 1) from 404 Dutch families. All family members reported their restrained eating behaviours at three annual waves. Cross-sectional associations were found between parents' and adolescents' restrained eating, but overall no transmission of restrained eating was found between family members over time. Similarities were higher between daughters and mothers compared to sons and mothers. Longitudinally, no differences in the results were found between boys and girls, or between adolescents with high or low quality relationships with their parents.
ISSN:0195-6663
1095-8304
DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2008.12.009