Family system characteristics from the obese child and parent perspective – a pilot study
Authors:
- Agnieszka Anna Pasztak-Opiłka,
- Agnieszka Zachurzok,
- Ewa Małecka-Tendera
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess family system functioning in obese children from the perspective of child and parent. Material and methods: Forty-six dyads (child-parent) were included into the study. Children group comprises of 48% boys and 52% girls, aged 11-18 years (13.0 ± 1.9 years), with simple obesity (BMI > 97 percentile, BMI z-score 2.1 ± 0.3). In parents’ group, 87% mothers and 13% fathers were examined. The weight and height were measured, BMI, and BMI z-score were calculated, and Polish version of Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales by D. Olson was performed in all dyads. In parents, a questionnaire formulated for the research was applied. Results: Only parents of 2 (7%) children had BMI within the normal range. According to the information given in the questionnaire, problems with weight in the family were declared by significantly less parents: 22 (48%). In parent’s opinion, low physical activity (87%) and inappropriate diet (87%) were the most common reasons for obesity, whereas psychological problems (65%) and poor physical fitness (65%) were the most its common consequences. The most effective therapeutic factors were to comply with diet (87%), increase physical activity (72%), and change of lifestyle of the child (65%). The families were assessed as balanced according to 57% of children and 30% of parents (p = 0.01). Also, cohesion index and main index were significantly higher in children’s perception then parents’ (p = 0.02, p = 0.004). Conclusions: Most of parents, in majority also obese, underline the need of change only in child’s functioning; they do not see the need to change of their own habits and deny the presence of obesity in the family. Moreover, parents perceived cohesion in their families lower than children. Our observation confirms that obesogenic family with some aberration in its functioning could lead to many difficulties in treatment of obesity.
- Record ID
- USL2102ec39b8fa4ac2980102846cd151bd
- Author
- Journal series
- Nutrition, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery, ISSN 2353-9437, e-ISSN 2391-517X
- Issue year
- 2018
- Vol
- 5
- No
- 1
- Pages
- 29-34
- Publication size in sheets
- 0.30
- Keywords in English
- childhood obesity; family system; cohesion; flexibility; circumplex model
- DOI
- DOI:10.5114/noms.2018.78924 Opening in a new tab
- Handle.net URL
- hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/14358 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- File
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- File: 1
- Family system characteristics from the obese child and parent perspective – a pilot study, File Pasztak_Opilka_Family_system_characteristics.pdf / 294 KB
- Pasztak_Opilka_Family_system_characteristics.pdf
- publication date: 23-01-2024
- Family system characteristics from the obese child and parent perspective – a pilot study, File Pasztak_Opilka_Family_system_characteristics.pdf / 294 KB
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- Score (nominal)
- 8
- Score source
- BIBLIOGRAFIA DOROBKU PRACOWNIKÓW UŚ
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://opus.us.edu.pl/info/article/USL2102ec39b8fa4ac2980102846cd151bd/
- URN
urn:uni-kat-prod:USL2102ec39b8fa4ac2980102846cd151bd
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