Do stressed mothers have heavier children? A meta‐analysis on the relationship between maternal stress and child body mass index

Child obesity continues to be a prevalent public health issue. This meta‐analysis synthesized 17 studies investigating the association between levels of psychological stress experienced by mothers and the body mass index of their children. The overall standardized mean difference effect size was pos...

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Published in:Obesity reviews 2015-05, Vol.16 (5), p.351-361
Main Authors: Tate, E. B, Wood, W, Liao, Y, Dunton, G. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Child
child obesity
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
childhood obesity
children
confidence interval
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
infants
longitudinal studies
Male
maternal stress
meta-analysis
Mother-Child Relations
mothers
Mothers - psychology
Pediatric Obesity - etiology
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
Pediatric Obesity - psychology
Prevalence
psychological stress
public health
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
stress
stress management
Stress, Psychological - complications
toddlers
United States
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Summary:Child obesity continues to be a prevalent public health issue. This meta‐analysis synthesized 17 studies investigating the association between levels of psychological stress experienced by mothers and the body mass index of their children. The overall standardized mean difference effect size was positive and significantly different from zero in cross‐sectional d = 0.20 (k = 14, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.06, 0.34) and longitudinal studies d = 0.18 (k = 5, 95% CI: 0.00, 0.351) and had significant heterogeneity in both (cross‐sectional, Q[13] = 193.00, P 
ISSN:1467-7881
1467-789X
DOI:10.1111/obr.12262