Parents' accuracy in estimating child weight status.
Mothers of 107 preschool children estimated their child's weight status, and the accuracy of these estimates was examined. The majority of mothers (72%) were accurate. Of those who were inaccurate, 83% had underestimated the child's weight status, whereas only 17% had overestimated. Mothers of heavier children were more likely to underestimate their child's weight status.
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Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
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D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology; D014892:Weight Perception