Parent-adolescent influences on everyday dietary practices: Perceptions of adolescent females with obesity and their mothers.

ABSTRACT: Parents demonstrate an important influence on adolescent obesity and dietary behavior; yet, family-based obesity interventions continue to exhibit limited success among adolescents. To further inform family-based approaches for adolescent obesity treatment, we examined the perceptions of adolescent females with obesity and their mothers of the influences experienced within the parent-adolescent relationship that affect everyday dietary practices. We conducted six focus group interviews (three adolescent female and three mother) among 15 adolescent (12-17 years old) females with obesity and 12 of their mothers. Content analysis techniques were used to analyze the transcribed interviews. Adolescent females with obesity discussed a diverse set of parental influences (controlling, supporting a

SUBMITTER: Winkler MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5632529 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature