this physiologic reactivity can lead to metabolic disturbances that can impair sensitization of satiety signals. Epidemiologic and laboratory research 591 has also found that females engage in more disinhibited eating in response to stress than males, which could lead to greater weight gain among females. Elucidating the mechanisms regarding how factors in the general family environment influence weight outcomes among adolescents/young adults is an important area for future research
Although our measure of mother- and father-adolescent relationship quality assessed adolescent satisfaction with a range of aspects of the parent adolescent relationship including closeness, conflict resolution, emotional sup port, time spent together, and communication, our results are similar to the majority of studies that have examined specific aspects of the parent relationship.