Maternal influences on daughters' restrained eating behavior. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. [Health Psychol] Journal article

Title	Maternal influences on daughters' restrained eating behavior.
Author(s)	Francis LA, Birch LL
Institution	Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. laf169@psu.edu
Source	Health Psychol 2005 Nov; 24(6):548-54.
MeSH	Body Mass Index Child Child, Preschool Energy Intake Family Feeding Behavior Female Health Behavior Humans Maternal Behavior Mother-Child Relations Mothers Obesity Questionnaires Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Social Environment Weight Loss
Abstract	This study examined whether mothers' preoccupation with their own weight and eating was linked to daughters' restrained eating behavior. Participants included 173 non-Hispanic, White mother-daughter dyads, measured longitudinally when daughters were ages 5, 7, 9, and 11. Mothers who were preoccupied with their own weight and eating reported higher levels of restricting daughters' intake and encouraging daughters to lose weight over time. Mothers' encouragement of daughters' weight loss was linked to daughters' restrained eating behavior; this relationship was partially mediated by daughters' perception of maternal pressure to lose weight. These findings suggest that mothers' preoccupation with weight and eating, via attempts to influence daughters' weight and eating, may place daughters at risk for developing problematic eating behaviors.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	16287400

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