Psychosocial Correlates of Shape and Weight Concerns in Overweight Pre-Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Sinton, Meghan M.; Goldschmidt, Andrea B.; Aspen, Vandana; Theim, Kelly R.; Stein, Richard I.; Saelens, Brian E.; Epstein, Leonard H.; Wilfley, Denise E.
Titel	Psychosocial Correlates of Shape and Weight Concerns in Overweight Pre-Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41 (2012) 1, S.67-75 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-011-9686-y
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Individual Characteristics; Prevention; Eating Disorders; Children; Parent Attitudes; Outcomes of Treatment; Predictor Variables; Intervention; Behavior Modification; Student Attitudes; Social Development; Individual Development; Regression (Statistics); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Risk; Correlation; Social Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Elternverhalten; Prädiktor; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Entwicklung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Risiko; Korrelation; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	Shape and weight concerns among overweight pre-adolescents heighten risk for eating disorders and weight gain. Treatment and prevention efforts require consideration of psychosocial factors that co-occur with these concerns. This study involved 200 overweight pre-adolescents, aged 7-12 years (M age = 9.8; SD = 1.4), presenting for family-based weight control treatment. Hierarchical regression was used to examine the influence of pre-adolescents' individual characteristics and social experiences, and their parents' psychological symptoms, on shape and weight concerns as assessed by the Child Eating Disorder Examination. Findings revealed that higher levels of dietary restraint, greater feelings of loneliness, elevated experiences with weight-related teasing, and higher levels of parents' eating disorder symptoms predicted higher shape and weight concerns among overweight pre-adolescents. Interventions addressing overweight pre-adolescents' disordered eating behaviors and social functioning, as well as their parents' disordered eating behaviors and attitudes, may be indicated for those endorsing shape and weight concerns. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10