Parental influences on the dieting beliefs and behaviors of adolescent females in New Zealand
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 October 1996
Robyn Dixon, Vivienne Adair, Steven O'Connor
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Investigating parental influences on the weight perceptions and the dieting beliefs and behaviors of adolescent girls in an urban New Zealand secondary school found an association was found between girls' perceptions of the impact of being thinner, diets beliefs, dieting behaviors, and parental encouragements to diet.
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Parental encouragement to diet was associated with a wide range of weight loss behaviors, including the more extreme measures. In addition, having a father who dieted was associated with participation in a number of the dieting behaviors.
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