Engaging African American Adolescents and Stakeholders to Adapt Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Weight Gain Prevention

Omni Cassidy; Dawn M. Eichen; Natasha L. Burke; Jacqueline Patmore; Allison Shore; Rachel M. Radin; Tracy Sbrocco; Lauren B. Shomaker; Nazrat Mirza; Jami F. Young; Denise E. Wilfley; Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

doi:10.1177/0095798417747142

Engaging African American Adolescents and Stakeholders to Adapt Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Weight Gain Prevention

Omni Cassidy, Dawn M. Eichen, Natasha L. Burke, Jacqueline Patmore, Allison Shore, Rachel M. Radin, Tracy Sbrocco, Lauren B. Shomaker, Nazrat Mirza, Jami F. Young, Denise E. Wilfley, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff^*

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Abstract

Developing culturally appropriate obesity prevention programs for African American (AA) adolescent girls that account for psychological risk factors is paramount to addressing health disparities. The current study was part of an investigation utilizing a community-based participatory research framework to gather qualitative data from urban AA girls, their caregivers, and community health liaisons to develop a novel obesity prevention program based on interpersonal psychotherapy for the prevention of excessive weight gain (IPT-WG). In the current study with urban AAs, data from seven focus groups (total sample size, N = 40) were analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants identified problematic eating behaviors, including binge or loss of control eating; highlighted the importance of interpersonal relationships, mood functioning, and eating; and supported the tenets of IPT-WG. While features of IPT-WG generally resonated with participants, culturally based modifications were suggested. These data will be used to inform the development of a culturally relevant IPT-WG program.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-161
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of Black Psychology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798417747142
State	Published - 1 Mar 2018

Keywords

African American
community-based participatory research
eating behavior
obesity
prevention

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Cassidy, O., Eichen, D. M., Burke, N. L., Patmore, J., Shore, A., Radin, R. M., Sbrocco, T., Shomaker, L. B., Mirza, N., Young, J. F., Wilfley, D. E., & Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2018). Engaging African American Adolescents and Stakeholders to Adapt Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Weight Gain Prevention. Journal of Black Psychology, 44(2), 128-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798417747142

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