Relationship between parental use of praise and child weight outcomes in the FOCUS pediatric obesity study

Childhood obesity is a major focus of public health efforts in the United States and many other parts of the world due to its prevalence and associated short- and long-term health risks and to its prevalence, which had been increasing globally for many years before recently stabilizing in the U.S. and Europe. A frequent parental role in childhood obesity treatment is the implementation of behavioral skills, including self-monitoring, goal setting, contracting and problem solving. Adherence to behavioral measures has been shown to be an independent predictor for short- and long-term change in parent and child weights. The objective of this project was to examine the association between parental use of praise for healthy food and activity behaviors and child weight outcomes.

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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis

Author(s): Carrie Dennett

Program(s): Master of Public Health, RDN Training

Year: 2013