This study examined the agreement between parent and child perceptions of parenting
behaviors, the relationship of the behaviors with the child's weight status, and the
ability of the parent to correctly identify weight status in 176 parent–child dyads
(89 Caucasian and 87 African American). Correlational and regression analyses were
used. Findings included moderate to weak correlations in child and parent assessments
of parenting behaviors. Caucasian dyads had higher correlations than African American
dyads. Most parents correctly identified their own and their child's weight status.
Parents of overweight children used increased controlling behaviors, but the number
of controlling behaviors decreased when the parent expressed concern with their child's
weight.
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