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Childhood obesity and parental reflective functioning: Is there a relation? / ¿Existe relación entre la obesidad infantil y la función reflectiva parental?
Pazzagli, Chiara; Germani, Alessandro; Buratta, Livia; Luyten, Patrick; Mazzeschi, Claudia.
Afiliação
  • Pazzagli, Chiara; University of Perugia. Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education. Italy
  • Germani, Alessandro; University of Perugia. Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education. Italy
  • Buratta, Livia; University of Perugia. Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education. Italy
  • Luyten, Patrick; Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Leuven. Belgium
  • Mazzeschi, Claudia; University of Perugia. Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education. Italy
Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) ; 19(3): 209-217, sept. 2019. tab
Artigo em Inglês | IBECS | ID: ibc-184967
Biblioteca responsável: ES1.1
Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Background/

Objective:

In recent decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased, with the major implications for public health. However, the factors that contribute to obesity in children are still poorly understood. The present study aimed to investigate the role of parental reflective functioning (PRF) in childhood obesity.

Method:

In a cross-sectional design, 120 sets of parents of 60 children (n = 30 with obesity, age range 6-11) were recruited by local paediatricians. Parents completed the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. Children's and parents’ weight (assessed by BMI), as well as their socio-economic status (SES), were assessed to explore the contribution of PRF in the prediction of children's weight, controlling for parents’ weight and SES.

Results:

t-test showed significant differences with medium effect sizes in BMI, SES and PRF between parents of children with and without obesity. The best model resulted from hierarchical multiple regression analyses and showed that mothers’ PRF predicted children's BMI above and beyond the prediction by parents’ BMI and SES.

Conclusions:

Low maternal PRF could be an important target for intervention strategies, highlighting the need to consider parental responses to children's emotions in the treatment of childhood obesity, particularly in parents with low SES and high BMI
RESUMEN
Antecedentes/

Objetivo:

En las últimas décadas la prevalencia de la obesidad infantil ha aumentad, teniendo implicaciones relevantes por la salud pública, pero hay todavía poca comprensión de los factores que contribuyen a la misma. La finalidad del estudio es investigar el papel de la función reflectiva parental (PRF) en la obesidad infantil.

Método:

En un estudio transversal, 120 parejas de padres de 60 niños (30 con obesidad, con edades entre 6 y 11 años) fueron reclutados por pediatras locales. Los padres tuvieron que rellenar el Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. El peso de los niños y de los padres (BMI), así como el estado socio-económico (SES) fueron evaluados para explorar la contribución del PRF a la predicción del peso de los niños, en relación al peso parental y al SES.

Resultados:

El t-test ha mostrado diferencias significativa entre padres de niños con y sin obesidad en BMI, SES y PRF. El mejor modelo resultado de los análisis de regresión múltiple jerárquica ha mostrado que el PRF materno puede predecir el BMI de los niños más que el BMI paterno y el SES.

Conclusiones:

Un PRF materno bajo podría representar una diana importante para estrategias de intervención
Assuntos

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Relações Pais-Filho / Obesidade Pediátrica Limite: Criança / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences/Belgium / University of Perugia/Italy

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Relações Pais-Filho / Obesidade Pediátrica Limite: Criança / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences/Belgium / University of Perugia/Italy
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