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How beliefs about weight malleability and risk perceptions for obesity influence parents' information seeking and feeding
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How beliefs about weight malleability and risk perceptions for obesity influence parents' information seeking and feeding

Charlotte J. Hagerman, Rebecca A. Ferrer and Susan Persky
Journal of health psychology, v 27(12), pp 2714-2728
09 Dec 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211061412
PMID: 34886689
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10150795View
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Abstract

Psychology Psychology, Clinical Social Sciences
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.

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Psychology, Clinical
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