Relations between Sociocultural Pressures and Weight Control Behavior among Early Adolescent Boys

Autor/inn/en	Chu, Tsz Lun; Martin, Scott B.; Petrie, Trent A.; Greenleaf, Christy
Titel	Relations between Sociocultural Pressures and Weight Control Behavior among Early Adolescent Boys
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 56 (2019) 2, S.163-175 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chu, Tsz Lun) ORCID (Martin, Scott B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22212
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Males; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Sociocultural Patterns; Incidence; Behavior Patterns; Race; Ethnicity; Prediction; Parent Child Relationship; Peer Relationship; Mass Media Role; Middle School Students; Body Composition; Exercise; Age Differences; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Vorkommen; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Vorhersage; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Übung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Guided by the biopsychosocial model, we examined (a) the prevalence of weight control behaviors (WCBs; i.e., trying to stay the same weight, lose weight, gain weight, or do nothing about weight) among early adolescent boys by race/ethnicity and grade level, and (b) how the boys' perceptions of sociocultural pressures (from parents, peers, and media) to lose weight, gain weight, exercise, and diet predicted their WCBs while accounting for body composition and grade level. Early adolescent boys (n = 508) in middle schools completed survey measures of WCB and sociocultural pressures and objective assessment of body mass index as body composition. Multinomial logistic regressions revealed that sixth graders were more likely than seventh and eighth graders to be trying to lose weight. Moreover, greater pressure to gain weight and lower pressure to exercise predicted a greater likelihood of trying to gain weight. The significant roles of grade levels and different sociocultural pressures in predicting WCBs suggest that health professionals and school staff should consider these factors when intervening with early adolescent boys. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01