Table 1.

Parental Fat Talk

Statement	Self	Obesity	Child
When I’m with my child, I complain that my arms are too flabby.	19.8%	10.2%	5.4%
When I’m with my child, I complain that my stomach is fat.	36.6%	13.5%	9.3%
When I’m with my child, I criticize my body compared to thin models in magazines.	14.5%	8.6%	5.2%
When I’m with my child, I complain that my body is out of proportion.	15.9%	14.1%	6.7%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I hate my whole body.	13.6%	8.6%	5.5%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I am fat.	34.7%	19.8%	6.1%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I should not be eating fattening foods.	41.4%	19.8%	18.5%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I’ve gained weight.	34.6%	n/a	18.3%
When I’m with my child, I complain that my clothes are too tight.	26.6%	17.6%	15.4%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I need to stop eating so much.	31.2%	20.0%	14.4%
When I’m with my child, I criticize my body compared to my friends’ bodies.	11.1%	12.6%	5.9%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I feel pressure to be thin.	11.4%	9.7%	6.6%
When I’m with my child, I complain that my body is disgusting.	11.6%	11.9%	5.3%
When I’m with my child, I complain that I’m not in shape.	42.8%	22.7%	11.9%

Note. Percentages reflect the proportion of parents from the full sample who reported regularly (“sometimes,” “often,” or “always”) using the fat talk statement when they were with their child. 76.0% of parents reported regular self-fat talk in front of children, 51.5% reported obesity-fat talk and 43.6% reported child-fat talk.