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dc.contributor.authorLampard, Amy
dc.contributor.authorMacLehose, R.
dc.contributor.authorEisenberg, M.
dc.contributor.authorNeumark-Sztainer, D.
dc.contributor.authorDavison, K.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:29:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:29:03Z
dc.date.created2015-04-09T09:08:02Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationLampard, A. and MacLehose, R. and Eisenberg, M. and Neumark-Sztainer, D. and Davison, K. 2014. Weight-related teasing in the school environment: associations with psychosocial health and weight control practices among adolescent boys and girls. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 43 (10): pp. 1770-1780.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46740
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10964-013-0086-3
dc.description.abstract

Weight-related teasing has been found to be associated with low self-esteem, depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction, and weight control behaviors in adolescents. While research has typically examined weight-related teasing directed towards the individual, little is known about weight-related teasing at the school level. This study aimed to determine the association between the school-level prevalence of weight-related teasing and psychosocial factors, body dissatisfaction and weight control behaviors in adolescents. Adolescents (N = 2,793; 53.2 % female) attending 20 US public middle and high schools were surveyed as part of the Eating and Activity in Teens (EAT) 2010 study. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the association between school-level weight-related teasing and health variables, controlling for individual-level weight-related teasing, clustering of individuals within schools, and relevant covariates. A greater school-level prevalence of weight-related teasing was associated with lower self-esteem and greater body fat dissatisfaction in girls, and greater depressive symptoms in boys, over and above individual-level weight-related teasing.Dieting was associated with the school-level prevalence of weight-related teasing in analysis adjusted for covariates in girls, but not following adjustment for individual-level weight-related teasing. Unhealthy weight control behaviors, extreme weight control behaviors, and muscle-enhancing behaviors were not associated with the school-level prevalence of weight-related teasing in girls or boys. Findings from the current study, in conjunction with previous findings showing associations between weight-related teasing, psychological concerns, and weight control behaviors, highlight the importance of implementing strategies to decrease weight-related teasing in schools.

dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC
dc.subjectWeight-related teasing
dc.subjectBody dissatisfaction
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectWeight control behavior
dc.subjectSchool
dc.titleWeight-related teasing in the school environment: associations with psychosocial health and weight control practices among adolescent boys and girls
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume43
dcterms.source.number10
dcterms.source.startPage1770
dcterms.source.endPage1780
dcterms.source.issn0047-2891
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Youth and Adolescence
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The final publication is available at Springer via http://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10964-013-0086-3

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