Study Reveals How Parents Talk About Their Teen’s Weight, and How Teens Feel About It
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 8, 2022
Over 60% of parents make comments to their teen about their weight – but it’s not just criticalor negative remarks, according to adolescents surveyed in a new study from the UConn RuddCenter for Food Policy & Health. In fact, positive weight comments from parents were reportedto be more frequent than negative parental comments about weight.
Using a national online panel, researchers surveyed 2,032 adolescents and 1,936 parents to learn about the types of positive and negative comments that parents make about their teen’s weight, how teens perceive these comments, and whether these communication patterns . . .
