Parenting matters: Moderation of biological and community risk for obesity

Maria A Gartstein; Erich Seamon; Stephanie F Thompson; Liliana J Lengua

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2018.01.004

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Parenting matters: Moderation of biological and community risk for obesity

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Parenting matters: Moderation of biological and community risk for obesity

Maria A Gartstein, Erich Seamon, Stephanie F Thompson and Liliana J Lengua

Journal of applied developmental psychology, Vol.56, pp.21-34

05/2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.01.004

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104875

PMCID: PMC6001288

PMID: 29910526

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Abstract

Parenting behaviors

Neighborhood crime

BMI

HPA-axis

Contributions of parental limit setting, negativity, scaffolding, warmth, and responsiveness to Body Mass Index (BMI) were examined. Parenting behaviors were observed in parent-child interactions, and child BMI was assessed at 5 years of age. Mothers provided demographic information and obtained child saliva samples used to derive cortisol concentration indicators (N = 250). Geospatial crime indices were computed based on publically available information for a subsample residing within the boundaries of a Pacific Northwest city (N = 114). Maternal warmth and limit setting moderated the association between child HPA-axis regulation and BMI. BMI was higher for children at lower cortisol concentrations with greater maternal warmth and lower for youngsters with mid-range cortisol values under high maternal limit setting. Maternal scaffolding moderated the effects of crime exposure, so that lower scaffolding translated into higher child BMI with greater neighborhood crime exposure. These parenting behaviors could be leveraged in obesity prevention/intervention efforts. •Child HPA-axis response associated with BMI, dependent on warmth and limit setting•Community crime exposure associated with child BMI as a function of scaffolding•Parenting contributions to child BMI not uniform, notable moderator effects•Contributing parenting behaviors could be targeted for obesity prevention.

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Title: Parenting matters: Moderation of biological and community risk for obesity
Creators: Maria A Gartstein - Department of Psychology, Washington State University, P.O. Box 644820, Pullman, WA 99164-4820, United States
Erich Seamon - Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Science, University of Idaho, 975 W. 6th Street, Moscow, ID 83844-1142, United States
Stephanie F Thompson - Department of Psychology, University of Washington, 119A Guthrie Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, United States
Liliana J Lengua - Department of Psychology, University of Washington, 119A Guthrie Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, United States
Publication Details: Journal of applied developmental psychology, Vol.56, pp.21-34
Academic Unit: Psychology, Department of
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Identifiers: 99900546957301842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article