Mothers' attitudes toward fat, weight, and dieting in themselves and their children |
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Authors: | Jaffe Karen Worobey John |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Sociology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8045, United States;bDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States |
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Abstract: | We examined how a mother's view of her body, and fatness in general, affects her attitude toward her child's weight and eating. Mothers (N = 118) of 3–5-year-old children filled out a questionnaire designed to assess weight satisfaction, anti-fat attitudes, and how concerned and restrictive they are with regards to their child's weight and eating. We found mothers who were more fearful of being or becoming overweight themselves worried more for their children, although fearful attitudes did not predict restricting a child's eating. These results suggest that maternal attitudes toward their own weight affect their beliefs about their children's weight. |
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Keywords: | Body-weight satisfaction Anti-fat attitudes Overweight Mothers |
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