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The relationship between executive functioning and weight loss and maintenance in children and parents participating in family-based treatment for childhood obesity BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY Eichen, D. M., Matheson, B. E., Liang, J., Strong, D. R., Rhee, K., Boutelle, K. N. 2018; 105: 10–16

Abstract

We examined the relationship between executive function and weight loss among children (8-12 years) and parents enrolled in a behavioral weight-loss program. 150 overweight/obese children and their parents participated in a 6-month family-based weight-loss intervention and completed baseline (month 0), post-treatment (month 6) and 18-month follow-up assessments (month 24), which included Digit Span (DS), Stop Signal Task (SST), and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Anthropometrics were additionally measured at mid-treatment (month 3) and 6-month follow-up (month 12). Children with more baseline WCST perseverative errors regained more weight (p?=?.002) at 18-month follow-up. Change in child BMIz was not associated with change in child executive function (p?>?.05) or parent executive function (p?>?.05). Among parents, baseline measure of DS-backward (p?

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2018.03.010

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View details for PubMedID 29609102

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