Parent and child preferences and experiences in family-oriented therapies for severe obesity in childhood

Liz A Saunders

doi:10.26182/0qk4-8w83

Parent and child preferences and experiences in family-oriented therapies for severe obesity in childhood

Liz A Saunders

School of Human Sciences

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

175 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

This thesis investigated types and characteristics of motivation of families referred to or engaging with a clinical hospital-based paediatric family-based outpatient intervention program at the Perth Childrens Hospital, for children and adolescents with severe obesity. I found a lifelong fixed narrative of obesity in parents, that families want programs delivered by specialists, children/adolescents want to learn for themselves, and involving a peer support element, and that participation in intervention programs resulted in increased competence in parents, feelings of relatedness with program staff and adolescent increases in autonomy. Overall, higher feelings of competence and paternal autonomy support predicted child/adolescent weight-status decreases.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Jackson, Ben, Supervisor Dimmock, James, Supervisor Budden, Timothy, Supervisor Gibson, Lisa, Supervisor, External person Doust, Justine, Supervisor, External person
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	23 Apr 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/0qk4-8w83
Publication status	Unpublished - 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Access to Document

10.26182/0qk4-8w83

THESIS - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - SAUNDERS Elizabeth Anne Louise - 2023
This work is protected by Copyright. You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own non-commercial research or study. Any other use requires permission from the copyright owner. The Copyright Act requires you to attribute any copyright works you quote or paraphrase.

The Right Advice, from the Right Person, in the Right Way: Non-Engaged Consumer Families’ Preferences for Lifestyle Intervention Design Relating to Severe Obesity in Childhood
Saunders, L. A., Dimmock, J. A., Jackson, B., Gibson, L. Y., Doust, J., Davis, E. A., Price, L. & Budden, T., 2024, In: Behavioral Medicine. 50, 4, p. 298-311 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Web of Science)
‘It’s been a lifelong thing for me’: parents’ experiences of facilitating a healthy lifestyle for their children with severe obesity
Saunders, L. A., Jackson, B., Gibson, L. Y., Doust, J., Dimmock, J. A., Davis, E. A., Price, L. & Budden, T., Dec 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 1176.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
9 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
A prospective plan to investigate the roles of parental- and child-based self-determined motivation in family-oriented hospital-based therapies for childhood obesity
Saunders, L., Jackson, B., Gibson, L., Doust, J., Price, L., Davis, E. & Dimmock, J., 8 Feb 2019, In: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 13, 1, p. 240
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Cite this

@phdthesis{65d9e5192abe43d5acb24e5280239cbc,

title = "Parent and child preferences and experiences in family-oriented therapies for severe obesity in childhood",

abstract = "This thesis investigated types and characteristics of motivation of families referred to or engaging with a clinical hospital-based paediatric family-based outpatient intervention program at the Perth Childrens Hospital, for children and adolescents with severe obesity. I found a lifelong fixed narrative of obesity in parents, that families want programs delivered by specialists, children/adolescents want to learn for themselves, and involving a peer support element, and that participation in intervention programs resulted in increased competence in parents, feelings of relatedness with program staff and adolescent increases in autonomy. Overall, higher feelings of competence and paternal autonomy support predicted child/adolescent weight-status decreases.",

keywords = "Clinical, severe obesity, children, adolescents, self-determination theory, motivation, consumer, psychology",

author = "Saunders, \{Liz A\}",

year = "2023",

doi = "10.26182/0qk4-8w83",

language = "English",

school = "The University of Western Australia",

}

TY - BOOK

T1 - Parent and child preferences and experiences in family-oriented therapies for severe obesity in childhood

AU - Saunders, Liz A

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - This thesis investigated types and characteristics of motivation of families referred to or engaging with a clinical hospital-based paediatric family-based outpatient intervention program at the Perth Childrens Hospital, for children and adolescents with severe obesity. I found a lifelong fixed narrative of obesity in parents, that families want programs delivered by specialists, children/adolescents want to learn for themselves, and involving a peer support element, and that participation in intervention programs resulted in increased competence in parents, feelings of relatedness with program staff and adolescent increases in autonomy. Overall, higher feelings of competence and paternal autonomy support predicted child/adolescent weight-status decreases.

AB - This thesis investigated types and characteristics of motivation of families referred to or engaging with a clinical hospital-based paediatric family-based outpatient intervention program at the Perth Childrens Hospital, for children and adolescents with severe obesity. I found a lifelong fixed narrative of obesity in parents, that families want programs delivered by specialists, children/adolescents want to learn for themselves, and involving a peer support element, and that participation in intervention programs resulted in increased competence in parents, feelings of relatedness with program staff and adolescent increases in autonomy. Overall, higher feelings of competence and paternal autonomy support predicted child/adolescent weight-status decreases.

KW - Clinical

KW - severe obesity

KW - children

KW - adolescents

KW - self-determination theory

KW - motivation

KW - consumer

KW - psychology

U2 - 10.26182/0qk4-8w83

DO - 10.26182/0qk4-8w83

M3 - Doctoral Thesis

ER -

Parent and child preferences and experiences in family-oriented therapies for severe obesity in childhood

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Research output

The Right Advice, from the Right Person, in the Right Way: Non-Engaged Consumer Families’ Preferences for Lifestyle Intervention Design Relating to Severe Obesity in Childhood

‘It’s been a lifelong thing for me’: parents’ experiences of facilitating a healthy lifestyle for their children with severe obesity

A prospective plan to investigate the roles of parental- and child-based self-determined motivation in family-oriented hospital-based therapies for childhood obesity

Cite this