Parental Depression Predicts Child Body Mass via Parental Support Provision, Child Support Receipt, and Child Physical Activity: Findings From Parent/Caregiver–Child Dyads

Zarychta, Karolina; Banik, Anna; Kuliś, Ewa; Boberska, Monika; Radtke, Theda; Chan, Carina Ka Yee; Luszczynska, Aleksandra

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00161

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“…Parent's habits have a great impact in child's eating behaviours and physical activity, especially among those in age of 5 to 11. After this period parental influence may be small because of the increasing impact of peers' preferences [1,17,18]. However, children's eating habits develop early in life so parental behaviours modify child's food choices [1,3].…”

Section: Family and Social Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Overweight children are perceived as healthy and well developed so they are frequently overfed [20]. Parental depression which is connected with unsupportive parenting and punitive approach regarding to kids may rises the risk of obesity development [17]. Also serious life events during childhood, as well as children depression and neglect, have a negative impact on child's weight status [9].…”

Section: Family and Social Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Causes of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Maślak

Kusz

Pawluczuk

et al. 2020

J Educ Health Sport

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Obesity is caused by positive energy balance. Excessive body weight in children is classified by using charts for body mass index (BMI). The prevalence of overweight and obesity is a growing public health problem worldwide. Excess body fat may lead to serious health problems in later life, so it is important to know the main reasons causing weight gain. Those could be classified as genetic and non-genetic factors. The second ones include medical problems (e.g. endocrine and neurological diseases), family and social impact, environmental influence, bad eating habits, sedentary lifestyle, cultural factors. There are two most important phases in life such as infancy and puberty, which may determine development of overweight or obesity. It is crucial to pay special attention on those periods to prevent weight gain development.

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Section: Family and Social Aspectsmentioning

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Section: Family and Social Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Causes of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Maślak

Kusz

Pawluczuk

et al. 2020

J Educ Health Sport

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“…Some cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have associated higher levels of depressive symptoms among parents, mainly mothers, with lower levels of physical activity among children from low-income families [ 16 ], with high-income mothers [ 17 ], and among girls in particular [ 18 ]. In contrast, other studies have found no associations between parental depression or parental mental well-being in terms of self-esteem and life satisfaction, and children’s physical activity [ 19 , 20 ]. While these studies have focused on physical activity levels among children, less is known about how parental mental well-being is related to children’s nature visits, which generally involve components of physical activity [ 7 ].…”

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Parental Mental Well-Being and Frequency of Adult-Child Nature Visits: The Mediating Roles of Parents’ Perceived Barriers

Gustafsson

Ojala

Hiltunen

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Regular access to green space has been shown to provide several health benefits for children. However, children today spend less time outdoors. Thus, it has become important to understand what drives and limits children’s activities in nature. Based on a Finnish online survey of 1463 parents of children aged 2–7 conducted in 2019, the current study examined parents’ perceived barriers to visiting nature with their children. It also examined how parental mental well-being is related to families’ frequency of nature visits, and whether this association is mediated by different categories of parents’ perceived barriers. Eleven out of 12 barriers were largely perceived by parents as reasons that did not prevent them from visiting nature with their children. Next, factor analysis indicated a three-factor solution to the barriers. The results of a multiple mediation analysis showed that better parental mental well-being was associated with more frequent adult-child nature visits, and this relationship was partially mediated by a “lack of competence and logistics” and a “lack of time and interest”, but not by “insecurity and fear”. The results indicated that parents with poor mental well-being were more likely to perceive barriers to visiting nature, which in turn appeared to be related to a higher likelihood of having children who visited nature less frequently.

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“…There is accumulating evidence that indicates high levels of parental depression are associated with high levels of BMI in children, and parental mental health may contribute to the children with obesity epidemic (Zarychta et al, 2020 ). To date, there is little information documented in developing countries, particularly in Ethiopia, on maternal mental distress and children with obesity status in the context of urbanization.…”

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Association of maternal psychological distress with children with overweight/obesity in Ethiopia

Biadgilign

Mgutshini

Deribew

et al. 2022

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Background: Poor maternal mental health is a major risk factor for adverse offspring health outcomes, including overweight/obesity status. Maternal mental distress is highly prevalent and associated with parenting practices influencing child weight. To date, there is little information documented in Ethiopia on maternal mental distress and children with overweight/obesity status. This study examined the association between maternal mental distress and children with overweight/obesity among mother-child dyads in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Methods: An observational population-based cross-sectional study was conducted among mother-child dyads in representative samples in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Maternal mental distress was measured using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ)-20. Child/adolescent overweight/obesity was defined as more than 1 SD above the median World Health Organization (WHO) growth reference. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).Results: The prevalence of maternal mental distress and children with overweight/ obesity was estimated to be 10.1% and 28.8%, respectively. After adjusting for confounders, including maternal education, maternal occupation, average monthly household income, maternal body mass index (BMI) and the number of household members/family size, maternal psychological distress was not associated with offspring overweight/obesity status (adjusted OR [aOR] = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.25, 1. 14).Conclusions: There is no evidence of an association between maternal psychological distress and children with overweight/obesity. This lack of association might be attributable to our cross-sectional study design. Future epidemiologic studies, particularly those using prospectively collected data, are warranted to examine better the effects of maternal psychological distress on offspring body weight.

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Parental Depression Predicts Child Body Mass via Parental Support Provision, Child Support Receipt, and Child Physical Activity: Findings From Parent/Caregiver–Child Dyads

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Causes of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Causes of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Parental Mental Well-Being and Frequency of Adult-Child Nature Visits: The Mediating Roles of Parents’ Perceived Barriers

Association of maternal psychological distress with children with overweight/obesity in Ethiopia

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