ABSTRACT

Emerging adults leaving home face an important transition. Despite increased independence, parent communication continues to influence weight/body perceptions. Emerging adults (N = 202) reported on a parent’s use of Family Communication Patterns (FCP) and social control to predict three outcomes: weight concern, body dissatisfaction, and weight-related communication apprehension (WRCA). Mediation analysis revealed that participants from conformity-oriented families reported greater weight concern and WRCA through a parent’s use of greater negative social control. Participants from conversation-oriented families reported lower weight concern and WRCA through a parent’s use of lower negative social control. Theoretical implications are offered to explain how FCP climates are associated with body-concept outcomes via social control behaviors, and practical implications are offered for family-focused health practitioners.

摘要

离开家的新兴成年人面临着重要的转变。尽管独立性增加，但父母的沟通继续影响体重/身体的看法。新兴成人 ( N= 202) 报告了父母使用家庭沟通模式 (FCP) 和社会控制来预测三种结果：体重问题、身体不满和与体重相关的沟通忧虑 (WRCA)。调解分析表明，来自从众型家庭的参与者通过父母使用更大的负面社会控制报告了更大的体重关注和 WRCA。来自以对话为导向的家庭的参与者通过父母使用较低的消极社会控制来报告较低的体重关注和 WRCA。提供了理论意义来解释 FCP 气候如何通过社会控制行为与身体概念结果相关联，并为以家庭为中心的健康从业者提供了实际意义。