How beliefs about weight malleability and risk perceptions for obesity influence parents' information seeking and feeding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5140238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charlotte J Hagerman (0000-0002-9386-8444, National Human Genome Research Institute), Rebecca A Ferrer (0000-0003-1069-9989, National Cancer Institute), Persky (0000-0002-7768-5744), Susan Persky (National Human Genome Research Institute) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2714-2728 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053211061412 |
| PMID | 34886689 |
| OpenAlex | W4200516971 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
This study surveyed 185 parents to determine whether their perceived risk of their child developing obesity and their implicit theories about the malleability of weight independently and/or interactively predict their child-feeding and pursuit of child-related obesity risk information. Higher risk perceptions were associated with healthier feeding intentions and more information seeking. More incremental (malleable) beliefs predicted healthier feeding intentions and greater pursuit of environmental, but not genetic, information. Contrary to hypotheses, the influence of implicit theories and risk perceptions were primarily independent; however, more incremental beliefs predicted less "junk food" feeding among only parents with lower perceived risk
Computer security · Developmental psychology · Information seeking · Malleability · Obesity · Perception · Risk perception · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |