Adolescents’ Response to Parental Efforts to Influence Eating Habits: When Parental Warmth Matters

Modifiable Family Factors Among Treatment-Seeking Families of Children With High Body Mass Index: Report of a Pilot Study

“…Older youth are less likely to appreciate parent control and, as such, avoid adherence to food and exercise restrictions or suggestions. Teens may perceive parental influence as pressure, unnecessary, and negative, decreasing the likelihood of complying with parent requests (Lessard, Greenberger, & Chen, 2010). Parental demandingness without responsiveness may undermine internalization of values (Lewis, 1981).…”

“…Parental demandingness without responsiveness may undermine internalization of values (Lewis, 1981). Pressure tactics, even in the presence of a warm relationship, resulted in negative effect and behavioral resistance in a study of parental efforts to influence eating habits of teens (Lessard, et al, 2010). Yet, there is literature, based on developmental theory, that adolescents desire adult involvement and closeness (Chia-Chen Chen & Thompson, 2007).…”

The phenomenon of adolescents placing pressure on their parents

“…A considerable amount of research has been carried out regarding the placement of pressure by parents on their adolescent children (Lessard, Greenberger andChen 2010, Scull et al 2010). The research indicates, inter alia that parents place pressure on their adolescent children by insisting they spend long hours studying and achieving academically (Luthar and Becker 2002, Hongyan 2003, Luthar, Shoum and Brown 2006 or excelling in sport (Fraser-Thomas and Côté 2009).…”

“…The research indicates, inter alia that parents place pressure on their adolescent children by insisting they spend long hours studying and achieving academically (Luthar and Becker 2002, Hongyan 2003, Luthar, Shoum and Brown 2006 or excelling in sport (Fraser-Thomas and Côté 2009). Parents also place pressure on their children with regard to everyday life situations such as their eating habits Bester and Marais 16 (Lessard et al 2010). In contrast to research on the pressure that parents place on their adolescent children, little research has been carried out regarding the placement of pressure in the opposite direction, that is, by adolescents on their parents.…”

Joseph P. Allen and Claudia W. Allen: Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow up before They Grow Old

“…The authors cite Perry's situation to provide a more serious example of what many teens encounter: high pressure, a need for more personal responsibility, and a decrease in the excessive amount of parental restraints. Their suggestions are well taken, in that research indicates quite well that parental support and warmth rather than control in adolescence is correlated with less involvement in deviant acts (Johnson et al 2011) as well as numerous positive health outcomes (Lessard et al 2010;Windle et al 2010;Kakihara et al 2010) and especially identity development (see Smits et al 2010). Next, The Allen's introduce Ellen, an eighth grade lacrosse player who was a decent student.…”