Adolescent and parental views on weight and weight management: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the views of adolescents with excess weight and parents of adolescents with excess weight towards weight and weight management.

Design

A qualitative study design using semi-structured phone interviews. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to interpret the data.

Settings

Parents and adolescents based in the UK and recruited through schools, social media and youth centres.

Participants

Ten parents and 16 adolescents, including four linked parent-child dyads.

Results

Both parents and adolescents reported that adolescents felt societal pressure to achieve an 'ideal body' and that this pressure was the primary motivator for weight loss. All interviewed parents perceived themselv

SUBMITTER: Little M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature