Examining the interdependence of parent‐child dyads: Effects on weight loss and maintenance

• Published in: Pediatric obesity Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. e12697 - n/a
• Main Authors: Fowler, Lauren A., Grammer, Anne Claire, Ray, Mary Katherine, Balantekin, Katherine N., Stein, Richard I., Kolko Conlon, Rachel P., Welch, R. Robinson, Perri, Michael G., Epstein, Leonard H., Wilfley, Denise E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: actor‐partner interdependence model; Adult; Child; Children & youth; Childrens health; Correlation analysis; family‐based treatment; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; long‐term weight maintenance; Male; Models, Psychological; Motivation; Obesity; Obesity - psychology; Obesity - therapy; Parent-Child Relations; Parents & parenting; Parents - psychology; Pediatrics; Treatment Outcome; Weight control; Weight Loss; Weight Reduction Programs - methods; long-term weight maintenance; family-based treatment; actor-partner interdependence model; obesity

Summary Background This study aimed to further elucidate correlated weight changes in parent‐child dyads enrolled in family‐based treatment (FBT) by modeling the interdependence of weight changes during treatment. Methods Parent‐child dyads (n = 172) with overweight/obesity (child mean zBMI = 2.16 ±...