NCT04829162

Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

Weight Stigma by Association Among Parents of Children With Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,973 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
OTHER	Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
OTHER	Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
OTHER	Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
OTHER	Mother with obesity, son with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.
OTHER	Mother with obesity, son without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.
OTHER	Mother without obesity, son with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.
OTHER	Mother without obesity, son without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.
OTHER	Father with obesity, daughter with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
OTHER	Father with obesity, daughter without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
OTHER	Father without obesity, daughter with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
OTHER	Father without obesity, daughter without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
OTHER	Father with obesity, son with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.
OTHER	Father with obesity, son without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.
OTHER	Father without obesity, son with obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.
OTHER	Father without obesity, son without obesity	Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-21
• Primary completion: 2020-02-21
• Completion: 2020-02-21
• First posted: 2021-04-02
• Last updated: 2021-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States