Journal
BODY IMAGE
Volume 18, Issue -, Pages 27-33Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.04.008
Keywords
Parents; Siblings; Children; Weight talk; Weight teasing; Obesity
Funding
- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease [R21DK091619]
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The current mixed-methods study examined the prevalence of negative weight-based talk across multiple family members (i.e., mother, father, older/younger brother, older/younger sister) and analyzed qualitative data to identify what negative weight-based talk sounds like in the home environment. Children (n = 60; ages 9-12) and their families from low income and minority households participated in the study. Children reported the highest prevalence of negative weight-based talk from siblings. Among specific family members, children reported a higher prevalence of negative weight-based talk from mothers and older brothers. In households with younger brothers, children reported less negative weight-based talk compared to other household compositions. Both quantitative and qualitative results indicated that mothers' negative weight-based talk focused on concerns about child health, whereas fathers' and siblings' negative weight-based-talk focused on child appearance and included teasing. Results suggest that interventions targeting familial negative weight-based talk may need to be tailored to specific family members. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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