TY - JOUR
T1 - A Longitudinal Study of Maternal and Child Internalizing Symptoms Predicting Early Adolescent Emotional Eating
AU - Kidwell, Katherine M.
AU - Nelson, Timothy D.
AU - Nelson, Jennifer Mize
AU - Espy, Kimberly Andrews
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objective nal and child internalizing symptoms as predictors of early adolescent emotional eating in a longitudinal framework spanning three critical developmental periods (preschool, elementary school, and early adolescence). Methods Participants were 170 children recruited at preschool age for a longitudinal study. When children were 5.25 years, their mothers completed ratings of their own internalizing symptoms. During the spring of 4th grade, children completed measures of internalizing symptoms. In early adolescence, youth completed a measure of emotional eating. Results Maternal and child internalizing symptoms predicted adolescent emotional eating. The results indicated that child psychopathology moderated the association between maternal psychopathology (except for maternal anxiety) and early adolescent emotional eating. There was no evidence of mediation. Conclusions Pediatric psychologists are encouraged to provide early screening of, and interventions for, maternal and child internalizing symptoms to prevent children's emotional eating.
AB - Objective nal and child internalizing symptoms as predictors of early adolescent emotional eating in a longitudinal framework spanning three critical developmental periods (preschool, elementary school, and early adolescence). Methods Participants were 170 children recruited at preschool age for a longitudinal study. When children were 5.25 years, their mothers completed ratings of their own internalizing symptoms. During the spring of 4th grade, children completed measures of internalizing symptoms. In early adolescence, youth completed a measure of emotional eating. Results Maternal and child internalizing symptoms predicted adolescent emotional eating. The results indicated that child psychopathology moderated the association between maternal psychopathology (except for maternal anxiety) and early adolescent emotional eating. There was no evidence of mediation. Conclusions Pediatric psychologists are encouraged to provide early screening of, and interventions for, maternal and child internalizing symptoms to prevent children's emotional eating.
KW - anxiety
KW - child internalizing
KW - depression
KW - emotional eating
KW - maternal internalizing
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsw085
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsw085
M3 - Article
C2 - 27694277
AN - SCOPUS:85027327667
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 42
SP - 445
EP - 456
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 4
ER -