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NCT Number: NCT04829162

Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Childhood Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1563, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Mother with obesity, son with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.

Mother with obesity, son without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.

Mother without obesity, son with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.

Mother without obesity, son without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.

Father with obesity, daughter with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Father with obesity, daughter without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Father without obesity, daughter with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Father without obesity, daughter without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Father with obesity, son with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.

Father with obesity, son without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.

Father without obesity, son with obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.

Father without obesity, son without obesity

Other

Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Parenting evaluation

    Time frame: 1 day

    Participants responded to the prompt, "To what extent do you perceive the parenting approach to be effective/helpful/caring?" and rated the characteristic on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all, 5 = Very).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Michigan

Registry information

Official study title

Weight Stigma by Association Among Parents of Children With Obesity

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Apr 2, 2021
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2021

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