Abstract
The present study assessed the effect of parent weight (obese/nonobese parent) and parent control versus child self-control on the weight loss of obese preadolescent children over a 3-year period. Children of nonobese parents had significantly greater decrease in relative weight after 1 year than children of obese parents. At 3 years, there was no effect of parent weight. Locus of control was not related to treatment outcome over the 3 years. These results suggest that parent weight was related to weight loss, but not weight maintenance, in obese children.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 400-401 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1986 |
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