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Does maternal psychopathology increase the risk of pre-schooler obesity? A systematic review
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posted on 2015-04-01, 00:00 authored by Pree Benton, Helen Skouteris, Melissa HaydenMelissa HaydenThe preschool years may be a critical period for child obesity onset; however, literature examining obesity risk factors to date has largely focused on school-aged children. Several links have been made between maternal depression and childhood obesity risks; however, other types of maternal psychopathology have been widely neglected. The aim of the present review was to systematically identify articles that examined relationships between maternal psychopathology variables, including depressive and anxiety symptoms, self-esteem and body dissatisfaction, and risks for pre-schooler obesity, including weight outcomes, physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels, and nutrition/diet variables. Twenty articles meeting review criteria were identified. Results showed positive associations between maternal depressive symptoms and increased risks for pre-schooler obesity in the majority of studies. Results were inconsistent depending on the time at which depression was measured (i.e., antenatal, postnatal, in isolation or longitudinally). Anxiety and body dissatisfaction were only measured in single studies; however, both were linked to pre-schooler obesity risks; self-esteem was not measured by any studies. We concluded that maternal depressive symptoms are important to consider when assessing risks for obesity in preschool-aged children; however, more research is needed examining the impact of other facets of maternal psychopathology on obesity risk in pre-schoolers.
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87Pagination
259 - 282Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1095-8304Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, ElsevierUsage metrics
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Maternal depressionMaternal psychopathologyObesityPre-schoolerScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineBehavioral SciencesNutrition & DieteticsBODY-MASS INDEXDEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMSCHILDHOOD OBESITYLOW-INCOMEPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYPOSTNATAL DEPRESSIONFEEDING PRACTICESPOSTPARTUM DEPRESSIONPERINATAL DEPRESSIONSOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS
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