Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

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Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity, Obesity

In brief

Parents of children with obesity report feeling blamed for their children's weight and reluctant to seek pediatric care after stigmatizing experiences. This "weight stigma by association" may have direct consequences for parents, children, and the parent-child relationship. The present study builds on qualitative evidence to experimentally test weight stigma and weight stigma by association in a parent-child relationship using a large, community-based sample. In an experiment conducted via an online survey, participants were randomly assigned to view a picture of a parent-child dyad, for which parent and child's gender (male vs. female) and weight status (with obesity vs. without obesity) were manipulated. Participants read identical general parenting descriptions that adhered to American Academy of Pediatrics parenting recommendations, then rated the parent's effectiveness, helpfulness, and caring.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04829162

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

1973

Starts

2020-02-21

Expected to finish

2020-02-21

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 18 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Standard exclusion criteria were duplicate IP addresses, response times < 60s or > 3600s (the allotted time to complete the survey), or failure to complete the parenting questionnaire.

Where it is running

• UCLA — Los Angeles, California, United States

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