Determinants of Parents' and Adolescents' Motivation Before Pediatric Weight Management—Data From the STARKIDS Cohort
Authors' conclusion
OB-related QoL plays a major role in determining adolescents' and caretakers' motivation prior to weight management. In all groups, most significant determinants refer to corresponding family members, showing that the mutual influence is large.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents with obesity and caretakers of adolescents and of younger children before pediatric weight management (STARKIDS trial baseline)
- Participants
- 125 / 185 / 325
- Exposure
- Adolescents vs Caretakers of adolescents vs Caretakers of younger children
- Adolescentsn = 125
- Caretakers of adolescentsn = 185
- Caretakers of younger childrenn = 325
- Outcome
- Determinants of readiness to change (RTC): sociodemographics, weight, general QoL, OB-related QoL, self-efficacy and body image of caretakers and children
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsPearson correlations (t-tests and ANOVA) and multiple linear regression analyses
- Pearson correlations (t-tests and ANOVA) and multiple linear regression analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Determinants of RTC
- Readiness to change (RTC) of adolescents and of both caretaker groups was determined by adolescents'/children's obesity (OB)-related quality of life (QoL)
- RTC of caretakers of younger children was also determined by children's BMI-SDSLMS
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Determinants of Parents' and Adolescents' Motivation Before Pediatric Weight Management—Data From the STARKIDS Cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 12 April 2026. doi:10.
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