Mother-Child and Father-Child Connectedness in Adolescence and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Young Adulthood

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• Personal Author:
  Bauer KW ; Hazzard VM ; Miller AL ; Mukherjee B ; Sonneville KR
• Description:
  Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine mother-child connectedness and father-child connectedness in adolescence as potential protective factors against a range of disordered eating symptoms in young adulthood among males and females. Methods: This study used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 13,532). Sex-stratified logistic regression models adjusted for demographic covariates were conducted to examine associations of youth-reported mother-child connectedness and father-child connectedness in adolescence (mean age = 15.4 years) with disordered eating symptoms in young adulthood (mean age = 21.8 years). Results: In this nationally representative sample of U.S. young adults, 7.2% of participants reported binge eating-related concerns, 3.7% reported compensatory behaviors (e.g., self-induced vomiting) to control weight, and 8.6% reported fasting/skipping meals to control weight. Among females, both higher mother-child connectedness and higher father-child connectedness were associated with lower odds of binge eating-related concerns (mother-child: odds ratio [OR] = .83, 95% confidence interval [CI] = .74-.94; father-child: OR = .79, 95% CI = .69-.91), compensatory behaviors (mother-child: OR = .85, 95% CI = .75-.97; father-child: OR = .81, 95% CI = .69-.95), and fasting/skipping meals (mother-child: OR = .79, 95% CI = .72-.87; father-child: OR = .81, 95% CI = .73-.91). No statistically significant associations were observed for mother-child connectedness or father-child connectedness with future disordered eating symptoms among males. Conclusions: These findings suggest that improving mother-child connectedness and father-child connectedness in adolescence may be valuable targets for eating disorders intervention, particularly among females. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Behavior Diet Family Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Feeding And Eating Disorders Behavior Patterns Children Families Father-child Relations Gender Factors Mother-child Relations Parent-child Relations Psychological Effects Young Adult

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• ISSN:
  1054-139X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  366-371
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059217
• Citation:
  J Adolesc Health 2020 Mar; 66(3):366-371
• Contact Point Address:
  Vivienne M. Hazzard, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
• Email:
  viviennehazzard@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Adolescent Health
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa30ae1216e9437ba4eb43d31622caeb6e583a0a4a9fa5229d41f22bbabc6d117c54a58c7c29ed3dc18eb44d54405f18e83ce39bf22bea5cb5ef274e9a4262cc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223506/cdc_223506_DS1.pdf
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