Influence of Parent Stressors on Adolescent Obesity in African American Youth

Table 1

Definitions of stressors.

Stressors	Definition
Financial	Changes in income and inability to obtain resources such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Legal	Interactions with the legal system including experiencing the arrest of a family member, or a family member going to jail.
Career	Getting laid off, changing jobs, or returning to school.
Relationships	Experiencing divorce, a break up, or death of a friend or family member.
Safety in the home	Feeling emotionally or physically unsafe in the home or experiencing a crime in the home.
Safety in the community	Hearing, witnessing, or experiencing crime in one’s neighborhood or otherwise feeling unsafe.
Medical issues (self)	Personally experiencing a chronic illness, going to the hospital, or becoming pregnant.
Medical issues (others)	Having a child or family member become ill or be admitted to the hospital.
Home issues	Experiencing a loss of housing, change in home occupants, or issues with housing quality.
Authority	Conflict with authority figures including health professionals, teachers, and supervisors.
Prejudice	Being treated unfairly due to one’s age, socioeconomic status, gender, or race.