Executive function and latent classes of childhood obesity risk
Abstract
Executive function (EF) is the set of neuro-cognitive processes associated with self-regulation, decision-making, and goal-directed behavior. The goal of this study is to examine cross-sectional relationships between EF and latent classes of youth characterized by patterns of obesity-related health behaviors (i.e., high fat/high sugar intake, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and dieting). Participants were 997 4th grade youth in a school-based obesity prevention program. Cross-sectional relationships at study baseline between established latent classes of obesity risk and EF problems were assessed. General linear models demonstrated that EF problems were associated with classification into two unhealthy latent obesity risk classes. One potential implication of study findings is that obesity intervention efforts include EF promotion content tailored for latent classes of youth at different levels of obesity risk.
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Individual differences in executive function can constitute a prodromal risk for later obesity in some individuals, as revealed by a latent class analysis of 997 fourth graders in a school-based obesity prevention program.
“Clearly, some of the individual differences in executive function can constitute a prodromal risk for later obesity in some individuals, as revealed by a recent latent class analysis of 997 fourth graders in a school-based obesity prevention program (124).”
From Obesity and addiction: Neurobiological overlaps (2013) · cites this paper as [124]
Individual differences in executive function can constitute a prodromal risk for later obesity in some individuals.
“Clearly, individual differences in executive function can constitute a prodromal risk for later obesity in some individuals (89).”
From The Addictive Dimensionality of Obesity (2013) · cites this paper as [89]
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- Authors
- Riggs, N. R., Huh, J., Chou, C.-P., Spruijt-Metz, D., & Pentz, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Riggs, Nathaniel R.
- Venue
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2012-01-05
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 642-650
- ISSN
- 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3521
- OpenAlex
- W2075668351
- Semantic Scholar
- 3ead27bbd75c31064c601c995922eec867cfc3ec
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD052107, R01HD052107-0182)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- executive function, childhood obesity, obesity risk, latent classes, self-regulation, dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, dieting, obesity prevention, school-based intervention, elementary school students
- MeSH terms
- Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Risk Factors, Health Behavior, Executive Function, Pediatric Obesity
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