March 3, 2026

Psychosocial Outcomes Reported in Randomized Behavioral Intervention Trials for Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity: A Scoping Review

Key Points

Psychosocial outcomes vary widely in behavioral intervention trials for children with obesity.
Limited evidence exists regarding long-term effects on psychosocial health, particularly in younger samples.
Identifying core outcomes necessitates detailed psychometric evaluation of assessment measures used.
This review emphasizes the need for standardized measures to better assess psychosocial health across trials.

Abstract

This scoping review identified a variety of psychosocial outcomes across different behavioral intervention trials and a variety of measures used to assess them. Evidence among younger samples and regarding the long-term effects of behavioral intervention trials on psychosocial health is limited. Identifying the core outcomes as well as a psychometric evaluation of the measures identified is needed.

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Authors

Sabrina Sacco

Linda Booij

Cathy Kwok

Journals

Childhood Obesity

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McGill University

University of Alberta

Texas A&M University

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Psychosocial Outcomes Reported in Randomized Behavioral Intervention Trials for Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity: A Scoping Review

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