Comparisons between African American girls' and parents' perceptions of girls' weight concerns and weight control behaviors.
Weight concerns and weight control behaviors were evaluated among sixty 8-10 year-old African American girls and their parents/caregivers. Girls completed the McKnight Risk Factor Survey and parents completed a modified version regarding perceptions of their daughters' concerns and behaviors. Significant correlations between girls' and parents' were seen for Overconcern with Weight and Shape (r = .56) and Weight Control Behaviors (r = .33). Parents' correctly identified 72% of girls' responses for Overconcern with Weight and Shape, 60% for Binge, 85% for Purging and 58% for Weight Control Behaviors scales using clinical cutoffs. However, more stringent agreement coefficients indicated generally poor concordance between girls and parents. The modified McKnight may be useful for assessing awareness of these issues.
Dalton
William T
WT
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
Klesges
Lisa M
LM
Beech
Bettina M
BM
Kitzmann
Katherine M
KM
Kent
Allison E
AE
Morris
Katherine D Veazey
KD
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001290:Attitude; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D010290:Parents