A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls' weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 years

Davison, Kirsten K.; Markey, Charlotte N.; Birch, Leann L.

doi:10.1002/eat.10142

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“…Two recent reviews of this literature conclude that body dissatisfaction is higher in overweight and obese children than in average-weight peers, and this seems particularly true for overweight girls (Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2001;Wardle & Cooke, 2005). Although very little work has assessed body dissatisfaction in clinical samples of obese youths (Braet, Tanghe, Decaluwe, Moens, & Rosseel, 2004), there are consistent findings in numerous community-based studies showing greater body dissatisfaction among children and adolescents with a higher BMI (Buddeburg-Fischer, Klaghofer, & Reed, 1999;Davison, Markey, & Birch, 2003;French et al, 1995;Israel & Ivanova, 2002;Pesa, Syre, & Jones, 2000;Renman, Engstrom, Silfverdal, & Aman, 1999; R. S. Strauss & Pollack, 2003). Body dissatisfaction may also have important implications for self-esteem in obese children, as some work has found that low self-esteem reported among overweight adolescent female children was no longer significant after body image is controlled for (Pesa et al, 2000).…”

Section: Psychosocial Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Puhl¹,

Latner²

2007

Psychological Bulletin

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Preventing childhood obesity has become a top priority in efforts to improve our nation's public health. Although much research is needed to address this health crisis, it is important to approach childhood obesity with an understanding of the social stigma that obese youths face, which is pervasive and can have serious consequences for emotional and physical health. This report reviews existing research on weight stigma in children and adolescents, with attention to the nature and extent of weight bias toward obese youths and to the primary sources of stigma in their lives, including peers, educators, and parents. The authors also examine the literature on psychosocial and physical health consequences of childhood obesity to illustrate the role that weight stigma may play in mediating negative health outcomes. The authors then review stigma-reduction efforts that have been tested to improve attitudes toward obese children, and they highlight complex questions about the role of weight bias in childhood obesity prevention. With these literatures assembled, areas of research are outlined to guide efforts on weight stigma in youths, with an emphasis on the importance of studying the effect of weight stigma on physical health outcomes and identifying effective interventions to improve attitudes.

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Section: Psychosocial Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Puhl¹,

Latner²

2007

Psychological Bulletin

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934

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“…Body image research with children has primarily focused on identifying causes of negative body image (Smolak, 2011). There is evidence that 3-5 year olds internalize body size stereotypes (Spiel, Paxton, & Yager, 2012), and longitudinal research indicates that body dissatisfaction at age 5 Running Head: Future Directions 22 predicts body dissatisfaction at ages 7 and 9 which, in turn predicts restrictive eating at age 9 (Davison, Markey, & Birch, 2003). (Menzel, Krawczyk, & Thompson, 2011) and some are validated for children as young as eight (e.g., Mendelson, White, & Mendelson, 1996).…”

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Future directions for positive body image research

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2015

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“…Early maturing girls are more overweight, both preceding and following pubertal development, than their later maturing peers (Davison, Susman, & Birch, 2003a;Must, Naumova, Phillips, Blum, Dawson-Hughes, & Rand, 2005). As weight status increases, so do girls' negative perceptions of their bodies (Davison, Markey, & Birch, 2003b;Murdey et al, 2004) and their athletic skills (Kolody & Sallis, 1995;Stein, Bracken, Haddock, & Shadish, 1998). Consequently, early maturing girls are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their body weight and report less positive body image and self image than later developing girls (Blythe, Simmons, & Zakin, 1985;Duncan, Ritter, Dornbusch, Gross, & Carlsmith, 1985;Murdey et al, 2004;Siegel et al, 1999).…”

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Why are early maturing girls less active? Links between pubertal development, psychological well-being, and physical activity among girls at ages 11 and 13

Davison

Werder

Trost

et al. 2007

Social Science & Medicine

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Previous research has shown that early maturing girls at age 11 have lower subsequent physical activity at age 13 in comparison to later maturing girls. Possible reasons for this association have not been assessed. This study examines girls' psychological response to puberty and their enjoyment of physical activity as intermediary factors linking pubertal maturation and physical activity. Participants included 178 girls who were assessed at age 11, of whom 168 were reassessed at age 13. All participants were non-Hispanic white and resided in the U.S. Three measures of pubertal development were obtained at age 11 including Tanner breast stage, estradiol levels, and mothers' reports of girls' development on the Pubertal Development Scale (PDS). Measures of psychological well-being at ages 11 and 13 included depression, global self worth, perceived athletic competence, maturation fears, and body esteem. At age 13, girls' enjoyment of physical activity was assessed using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale and their daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was assessed using objective monitoring. Structural Equation Modeling was used to assess direct and indirect pathways between pubertal development at age 11 and MVPA at age 13. In addition to a direct effect of pubertal development on MVPA, indirect effects were found for depression, global self worth and maturity fears controlling for covariates. In each instance, more advanced pubertal development at age 11 was associated with lower psychological well-being at age 13, which predicted lower enjoyment of physical activity at age 13 and in turn lower MVPA. Results from this study suggest that programs designed to increase physical activity among adolescent girls should address the self-consciousness and discontent that girls' experience with their bodies during puberty, particularly if they mature earlier than their peers, and identify activities or settings that make differences in body shape less conspicuous.

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A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls' weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 years

Cited by 208 publications

References 28 publications

Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Future directions for positive body image research

Why are early maturing girls less active? Links between pubertal development, psychological well-being, and physical activity among girls at ages 11 and 13

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