Associations among family‐of‐origin food‐related experiences, expectancies, and disordered eating

Annus, Agnes M.; Smith, Gregory T.; Fischer, Sarah; Hendricks, Megan; Williams, Suzannah F.

doi:10.1002/eat.20346

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“…Associations between weight teasing by family members and disordered weightrelated attitudes and behaviors are similar to those found for weight-teasing by peers, in both clinical and community-based samples (9, [47][48][49]. For example, -47% of obese girls and -34% of obese boys reported being teased about their weight by family members, and those reporting this teasing-regardless of weight status-were significantly more likely to engage in disordered eating behaviors than those not teased (9).…”

Section: Developing Issues In Harassment and Disordered Eatingsupporting

confidence: 58%

Peer harassment and disordered eating

Eisenberg¹,

Neumark‐Sztainer²

2008

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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In this paper, we review existing literature regarding peer harassment and its association with a range of weight-related attitudes and behaviors. We conceptualize peer harassment to include traditionally defined bullying behavior, other social and relational forms of bullying, as well as teasing and other verbal harassment. Weight-based teasing is particularly relevant to weight-related issues and has been associated with clinical eating disorders, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and weight-related attitudes, such as body dissatisfaction. Studies using both clinical samples of eating disorder patients and general samples of college students or adolescents have demonstrated these relations. Emerging issues in this field, including teasing by family members, research with males, teasing and weight-related issues in developing countries, and the measurement of teasing experience are also discussed. Interventions with healthcare providers, parents, school personnel, and policy can contribute to the prevention of teasing and its associated weight-related attitudes and behaviors.

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Section: Developing Issues In Harassment and Disordered Eatingsupporting

confidence: 58%

Peer harassment and disordered eating

Eisenberg¹,

Neumark‐Sztainer²

2008

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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“…Further work is now necessary to identify the cognitive and psychological mechanisms by which interpersonal influences may exert their effects on late adolescent boys’ and girls’ disordered eating. Exploration into factors such as thinness expectancies or personality attributes might help explain the process by which interpersonal factors affect disordered eating behavior in late adolescence (Annus, Smith, Fischer, Hendricks, & Williams, 2007; MacBrayer, Smith, McCarthy, Demos, & Simmons, 2001). Such investigations will ultimately inform our ability to intervene more effectively with those at risk for the emergence or persistence of disordered eating symptoms in late adolescence.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interpersonal influences on late adolescent girls' and boys' disordered eating

Shomaker

Furman

2009

Eating Behaviors

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Perceived socio-cultural pressure to be thin has an important impact on disordered eating during early and middle adolescence, but less is known about late adolescence. Most prospective studies included only girls, and less is known about the influence on boys. This study investigated interpersonal influences on changes in late adolescent boys' and girls' symptoms of disordered eating over one year. Participants were a community sample of late adolescents 16-19 years of age (N = 199; 49.75% girls), their mothers, and friends. Structural equation modeling revealed that interpersonal pressure to be thin and criticism about appearance predicted increases in disordered eating over time. Late adolescents', mothers' and friends' reports of pressure were associated with disordered eating at Time 1 and Time 2. Further, adolescents' perceptions and friends' reports of pressure to be thin predicted changes in disordered eating over time. Findings underscore the significance of interpersonal relationships for disordered eating during late adolescence in both girls and boys.

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“…ED patients give inconsistent reports about parents' caring and attitudes (Bulik et al, 1999;De Panfilis et al, 2003;Hedlund et al, 2003) including competition, emotional distance, overconcern, criticism of eating, teasing and high expectations (Yates, 1989;Derkson, 1990;Meyer et al, 2004;Annus et al, 2007). However, such components are far from being common features; therefore, a broader investigation of family features is of interest in the field of EDs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%