Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Weight Stigma by Association Among Parents of Children With Obesity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04829162
• Other study ID #: Parent Stigma
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 21, 2020
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1973
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 21, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Childhood Obesity
• Obesity
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UCLA	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Los Angeles	University of Michigan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Parenting evaluation	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).	1 day