Cues of high and low body weight negatively influence adults' perceptions and ratings in the hypothetical adoption paradigm

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 1574-1582

  Volk, Anthony A ^a   Quinsey, Vernon L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adoption preference; Body weight; Canada; Child facial cues; Infant facial cues; Parental care

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADOPTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FACIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; OVERWEIGHT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; THINNESS;

EID: 33845504452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.261     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Green, M. (1986) Pediatric Diagnosis. W.B. Saunders Company, Toronto.
2. MacDorman, M.F. and Atkinson, J.O. (1998) Infant Mortality Statistics from the 1996 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. Monthly Vital Statistics Report. 46, 1-24. (DHHS Publication No. PHS 98-1120). National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD.
3. Kumar, S.P., Anday, E.K., Sacks, L.M., Ting, R.Y., and Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M. (1980) Follow-up studies of very low birth weight infants (1,250 grams or less) born and treated within a perinatal center. Pediatrics 66, 438-444.
4. Sweet, M.P., Hodgman, J.E., Pena, I., Barton, L., Pavlova, Z., and Ramanathan, R. (2003) Two-year outcome of infants weighing 600 grams or less at birth and born 1994 through 1998. Obstet. Gynecol. 101, 18-23.
5. Kirkland, R.T. (1999) Failure to thrive. In Oski's Pediatrics: Principles and Practice. McMillan, J.A., DeAngelis, C.D., Feigin, R.D., and Warshaw, J.B., Eds. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York. pp. 752-755.
6. Racine, A.D. (2001) Failure to thrive. In Primary Pediatric Care. Hoekelman, R.A., Adam, H.A., Nelson, N.M., Weitzman, M.L., and Wilson, M.H., Eds. Mosby, Toronto. pp. 1072-1078.
7. Stashwick, C.A. (2001) Weight loss. In Primary Pediatric Care. Hoekelman, R.A., Adam, H.A., Nelson, N.M., Weitzman, M.L., and Wilson, M.H., Eds. Mosby, Toronto. pp. 1302-1306.
8. Taitz, L.S. (1983) The Obese Child. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston.
9. Whitlock, E.P., Williams, S.B., Gold, R., Smith, P.R., and Shipman, S.A. (2005) Screening and interventions for childhood overweight: a summary of evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Pediatrics 116, 125-143.
10. Must, A. (1996) Morbidity and mortality associated with elevated body weight in children and adolescents. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 63, 445S-447S.
11. Must, A. and Strauss, R.S. (1999) Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity. Int. J. Obes. 23, S2-S11.
12. Must, A., Jaques, P.F., Dallal, G.E., Bajema, C.J., and Dietz, W.H. (1992) Long-term morbidity and mortality of overweight adolescents: a follow-up of the Harvard Growth Study 1992 to 1935. N. Engl. J. Med. 327, 1350-1355.
13. Strauss, R.S. and Pollack, H.A. (2003) Social marginalization of overweight children. Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 157, 746-752.
14. Krishnamoorthy, J.S., Hart, C., and Jelalian, E. (2006) The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity: Review of Research and Implications for Public Policy. Social Policy Report, SRCD 19, 1-18.
15. Kim, J., Peterson, K.E., Scanlon, K.S., Fitzmaurice, G.M., Must, A., Oken, E., Rifas-Shiman, S.L., Rich-Edwards, J.W., and Gillman, M.W. (2006) Trends in overweight from 1980 through 2001 among preschool-aged children enrolled in a health maintenance organization. Obesity 14, 1107-1112.
16. Baratt, M.S., Roach, M.A., and Leavitt, L.A. (1996) The impact of low-risk prematurity on maternal behaviour and toddler outcomes. Int. J. Behav. Dev. 19, 81-602.
17. Burgess, R.L. and Conger, R.D. (1978) Family interaction in abusive, neglectful, and normal families. Child Dev. 49, 1163-1173.
18. Burgess, R.L. and Garbarino, J. (1983) Doing what comes naturally? An evolutionary perspective on child abuse. In The Dark Side of the Family: Current Family Violence Research. Finkelhor, D., Gelles, R., Straus, M., and Hotaling, G., Eds. Sage, Beverly Hills. pp. 88-101.
19. Hagen, E.H. (1999). The functions of postpartum depression. Evol. Hum. Behav. 20, 325-359.
20. Mann, J. (1992) Nurturance or negligence: maternal psychology and behavior preference among preterm twins. In The Adapted Mind. Barkow, J.H., Cosmides, L., and Tooby, J., Eds. Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 367-390.
21. Schepher-Hughes, N. (1985) Culture, scarcity, and maternal thinking: maternal detachment and infant survival in a Brazilian shantytown. Ethos 13, 291-317.
22. Mustillo, S., Worthman, C., Erkanli, A., Keeler, G., Angold, A., and Costello, E.J. (2003) Obesity and psychiatric disorder: developmental trajectories. Pediatrics 111, 851-859.
23. Bugental, D.B., Martorell, G.A., and Barraza, V. (2003) The hormonal costs of subtle forms of infant maltreatment. Horm. Behav. 43, 236-244.
24. Beslky, J. (1999) Patterns of attachment in modern evolutionary perspective. In Handbook of Attachment Theory and Research. Cassidy, J. and Shaver, P., Eds. Guilford Press, New York. pp. 141-161.
25. Bornstein, M.H. and Tamis-Lemonda, C.S. (2001) Mother-infant interaction. In Infant Development. Bremner, G. and Fogel, A., Eds. Blackwell Publishers, Malden, MA. pp. 269-298.
26. Goldberg, S. (1997) Attachment and childhood behavioral problems in normal, at risk, and clinical samples. In Attachment and Psychopathology. Atkinson, L. and Zucker, K.J., Eds. Guilford Press, New York. pp. 171-195.
27. Volk, A., Lukjanczuk, J.M., and Quinsey, V.L. (2005) Influence of infant and child facial cues of low body weight on adults' ratings of adoption preference, cuteness, and health. Infant Ment. Health J. 26, 459-469.
28. Volk, A. and Quinsey, V.L. (2002) The influence of infant facial cues on adoption preferences. Hum. Nat. 13, 437-455.
29. Waller, K.L., Volk, A., and Quinsey, V.L. (2004) The effect of infant fetal alcohol syndrome facial features on adoption preferences. Hum. Nat. 15, 101-117.
30. Platek, S.M., Burch, R.L., Panyavin, I.S., Wasserman, B.H., and Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2002) Reactions towards children's faces: resemblance matters more for males than females. Evol. Hum. Behav. 23, 159-166.
31. Platek, S.M., Critton, S.R., Burch, R.L., Frederick, D.A., Myers, T.E., and Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2003) How much paternal resemblance is enough? Sex differences in hypothetical investment decisions but not in the detection of resemblance. Evol. Hum. Behav. 24, 81-87.
32. Volk, A.A., Lukjanczuk, J.M., and Quinsey, V.L. (2006) Perceptions of child facial cues as a function of child age. Submitted to Biological Theory.
33. Langlois, J.H., Ritter, J.M., Casey, R.J., and Sawin, D.B. (1995) Infant attractiveness predicts maternal behaviors and attitudes. Dev. Psychol. 31, 464-472.
34. Harrell, W.A. (2005). Are prettier kids protected better? A field observational study of child safety in grocery carts. Personal Communication.
35. Gryphon Software Corporation (1994) Gryphon Morph (Version 1.5) [Computer Software]. Gryphon Software Corporation, San Diego, CA.
36. Tabachnik, B.G. and Fidell, L.S. (1996) Using Multivariate Statistics. 3rd ed. HarperCollins, New York.
37. Parke, R.D. and Buriel, R. (1998). Socialization in the family: ethnic and ecological perspectives. In Social, Emotional, and PersonalityDevelopments. Vol. 3. Handbook of Child Development. Damon, W., Ser. Ed. and Eisenberg, N., Vol. Ed. Wiley, New York. pp. 463-552.
38. Cash, T.F. and Brown, T.A. (1989) Gender and body images: stereotypes and realities. Sex Roles 21, 361-373.
39. Abelson, R.P. (1985) A variance explanation paradox: when a little is a lot. Psychol. Bull. 97, 129-133.
40. Prentice, D.A. and Miller, D.T. (1992). When small effects are impressive. Psychol. Bull. 112, 160-164.