Table 1 Frequency of mother-reported weight talk among participants in the New Moves study
% (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often/very often | |
Parent comments to daughter about her weight | 30.9 (67) | 28.1 (61) | 28.6 (62) | 12.4 (27) |
Mother talks about own weight/shape/size | 9.2 (20) | 22.6 (49) | 41.0 (89) | 27.2 (59) |
Mother comments on others’ weight/shape/size | 25.0 (54) | 31.5 (68) | 30.6 (66) | 13.0 (28) |