Aim 2
weight loss
REGRESSIONS
Both within- and between-treatment group effects on parental variables (% weight loss; child feeding behaviors [Child Feeding Questionnaire]; parenting style [parent and adolescent report of authoritative parenting based on the Parenting Style Dimension Questionnaire and Authoritative Parenting Index, respectively]; role-modeling [Weight Control Strategies Scale / Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire]; family social support for eating and exercise [PACE+], parent self-efficacy [Parent Efficacy for Child Healthy Weight Behavior]; energy intake [kcal/d]; energy expenditure [kcal/d]; PA [min/wk]); home exercise environment (Exercise Environment Questionnaire); home food environment (obesogenic food availability score from the Home Food Inventory); and adolescent perceived autonomy support from their parents (Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale) from 0-4 months will be compared via linear mixed model analyses. Multivariate linear regressions will examine the impact of 0–4-month changes in these variables on adolescent weight loss maintenance (ΔBMIWe will evaluate whether To evaluate whether BE/LOC affects the magnitude of authoritative parenting on weight loss maintenance, we will apply a moderated mediation model [