Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Exploring Parent Comparative Optimism About Future Child Outcomes

Objectives. Comparative optimism is present in parental predictions of their child’s long-term, obesity-related health outcomes and some of this optimism is unrealistic. An understanding of how comparative optimism relates to parents’ predictions of health versus other child outcomes could contribut...

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Main Authors: Davene R. Wright, Dimitri A. Christakis, Paula Lozano, Brian E. Saelens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:MDM Policy & Practice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2381468318774776