Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Obesity; Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity; Other: Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity; Other: Father with obesity, son without obesity; Other: Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity; Other: Mother without obesity, son with obesity; Other: Father with obesity, daughter without obesity; Other: Father with obesity, son with obesity; Other: Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity; Other: Mother with obesity, son with obesity; Other: Mother with obesity, son without obesity; Other: Father without obesity, daughter without obesity; Other: Father without obesity, son with obesity; Other: Mother without obesity, son without obesity; Other: Father with obesity, daughter with obesity; Other: Father without obesity, daughter with obesity; Other: Father without obesity, son without obesity

• Registration Number: NCT04829162
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-21
• Study Completion: 2020-02-21
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-29
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1973

Inclusion Criteria

• at least 18 years of age

Read More

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.

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity	Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity	Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity	Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity	Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Father with obesity, son without obesity	Father with obesity, son without obesity	Image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.
Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity	Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity	Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Mother without obesity, son with obesity	Mother without obesity, son with obesity	Image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.
Father with obesity, daughter without obesity	Father with obesity, daughter without obesity	Image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Father with obesity, son with obesity	Father with obesity, son with obesity	Image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.
Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity	Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity	Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Mother with obesity, son with obesity	Mother with obesity, son with obesity	Image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.
Mother with obesity, son without obesity	Mother with obesity, son without obesity	Image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.
Father without obesity, daughter without obesity	Father without obesity, daughter without obesity	Image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Father without obesity, son with obesity	Father without obesity, son with obesity	Image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.
Mother without obesity, son without obesity	Mother without obesity, son without obesity	Image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.
Father with obesity, daughter with obesity	Father with obesity, daughter with obesity	Image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Father without obesity, daughter with obesity	Father without obesity, daughter with obesity	Image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Father without obesity, son without obesity	Father without obesity, son without obesity	Image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting evaluation	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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCLA; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States