Motivations for engaging in or avoiding conversations about weight: Adolescent and parent perspectives.
Rebecca M PuhlLeah M LessardEllen V PudneyGary D FosterMichelle I CardelPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2022)
Parents and adolescents have different motivations for engaging in or avoiding weight communication. Protecting adolescents' emotional wellbeing and body esteem are viewed as reasons for both engaging in or avoiding weight communication.