Factors associated with weight concerns in adolescent girls

Taylor, C. Barr; Sharpe, Tamara; Shisslak, Catherine M.; Bryson, Susan W.; Estes, Linda S.; Gray, Norma; McKnight, Katherine; Crago, Marjorie; Kraemer, Helena C.; Killen, Joel D.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199807)24:1<31::aid-eat3>3.0.co;2-1

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“…Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents M Yannakoulia et al biological (BMI status), social (family influences, maternal attitudes and behaviors, and peer pressures), cultural factors (media influences), and personal processes (self-esteem and confidence) (Hill & Franklin, 1998;Taylor et al, 1998;Huon & Walton, 2000). For girls in particular, puberty is a critical and challenging time, being at risk of low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction.…”

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Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents

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Objective: To investigate nutrition-related habits of Greek school-aged adolescents. Design: Epidemiological survey. Setting and subjects: The study was part of the Health Behavior in School Aged Children (HBSC) survey. A representative sample of school-aged adolescents aged 11.5, 13.5, and 15.5 y was obtained. The final sample consisted of 4211 students (51.6% girls and 48.4% boys). They were asked to complete a translated form of the international HBSC questionnaire, including several thematic entities. The Unhealthy Food Choices Score (UFCS) was devised in order to evaluate the overall quality of reported eating habits of respondents; the higher the score, the lower the diet quality. Results: Among all students surveyed, 14.7% were reported to be on a diet to lose weight (girls: 19.5%; boys: 9.7%; Po0.001), and 22.9% were dissatisfied with their body weight but not on a diet. Girls were found to have lower UFCS values compared to boys (24.774.6 vs 24.174.5, Po0.001). Girls dissatisfied with their weight, but not on a diet, showed the highest UFCS values compared to both those on a diet and those not on a diet. TV viewing was positively associated with the consumption of sodas, crisps, cakes and pastries, and sweets and chocolates. Conclusions: Dieting is becoming a major problem, especially among older girls. The findings of this study suggest that eating habits of Greek school-aged adolescents are in the process of changing from more traditional to more Westernized ones.

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“…Previous literature discussed influences of social situations including perception of the influence from peers, relatives, parents, media and other elements of the social environment, and how the perceived availability of support from others may ultimately affect adolescents' weight norm, emotional status, and weight-related behaviors. 19,21 The importance that peers place upon weight and eating has been strongly related to weight concerns in school children and adolescents. 19 Overweight youth may be more likely to be teased about their weight by peers or family members, 21 and are more likely to be socially isolated.…”

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“…19,21 The importance that peers place upon weight and eating has been strongly related to weight concerns in school children and adolescents. 19 Overweight youth may be more likely to be teased about their weight by peers or family members, 21 and are more likely to be socially isolated. 17 Consistent with findings in Western society, 20,23,58 our study suggests that perceived peer relations play an important role in mediating the effect of high BMI on depressive symptom experience in Chinese adolescent girls.…”

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“…[14][15][16] Overweight adolescents may experience isolation and stigmatization from peers. [17][18][19][20][21] Overweight boys are at greater risk of being verbally teased and of physical aggression by peers, while relational victimization defined as 'purposefully excluding a peer from social activities or threatening to withdraw one's friendship' is more often reported by overweight girls. 22 Poor peer relationships have been related to a lack of perceived control, which in turn may aggravate the experience of depressive symptoms in overweight adolescents.…”

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Effects of perceived peer isolation and social support availability on the relationship between body mass index and depressive symptoms

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OBJECTIVE:To examine relationships between body mass index (BMI) and psychological correlates in Chinese school adolescents during the period of economic transition. DESIGN: Baseline data of 1655 Chinese adolescents aged 11-15 y were retrieved from a longitudinal smoking cessation and health promotion program in Wuhan, China. Assessments of body weight and height, depressive symptoms, perceived peer isolation (PPI) and perceived availability of social support (PASS) were collected. RESULTS: Based on the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age-and sex-specific BMI cutoffs, 12.5% of boys and 9.2% of girls were overweight. In girls, high BMI was significantly related to higher self-reported depressive symptoms, and was dominantly mediated by PPI. On the contrary, high BMI boys reported significantly lower levels of PPI although high PPI level aggravated depressive symptoms. For both girls and boys, the observed effect of PPI on the relationship between BMI and depressive symptoms was sustained only in low PASS boys and girls. CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed different effects of PPI on the association of BMI and depressive symptoms between boys and girls, which were buffered by levels of PASS. The findings of this study may contribute to our understanding of the influences of psychological correlates in pediatric overweight in the Eastern cultural environment.

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“…This is being perpetuated by role models in the electronic media and magazines as well as by peer pressure (Taylor et al, 1998;Borzekowski et al, 2000;Tiggemann et al, 2000). Consequently, there is widespread preoccupation with weight control to achieve such a body size (Tiggemann et al, 2000;Abbott et al, 2000).…”

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Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

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Objective: To examine the perceptions of body size among adolescents in Trinidad and to determine whether there were ethnic differences. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Secondary schools in Trinidad. Subjects: A stratified random sample of 1139 adolescents, aged 14 -17 y. Measurements: Silhouettes of different body sizes were used to determine perceptions of body size, while weights and heights were measured to determine actual body size. Results: A total of 1090 students (96% response rate) participated, comprising 578 (53%) females. The main ethnic groups were South Asian (49%), African (25%) and persons of mixed ethnicity (23%). The calculated body mass index (BMI) indicated that 14% were thin, 73% normal and 13% overweight; however there was a preponderance of thinness among South Asian males (28%). Whereas 68% of students correctly identified their body size, South Asian males were also more likely to overestimate their body size than the other adolescents, ie they were thinner than they thought. Overall, 64% of the sample was satisfied with their current size, but thin South Asians were more likely to be satisfied with their size than other thin adolescents (P ¼ 0.04), while overweight Africans were more likely to be satisfied than other overweight persons (P ¼ 0.03). The majority of the sample associated the normal body size with good health, but the majority also associated the overweight and obese silhouettes with wealth. In addition, 40% of them associated the male overweight and obese silhouettes with happiness. Conclusion: Although the prevalence of overweight=obesity was not high, the perception of the Trinidadian adolescent that obesity was associated with wealth, and to a lesser extent happiness, and the satisfaction of the overweight African females with their size, were all causes for concern.

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Factors associated with weight concerns in adolescent girls

Cited by 173 publications

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Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents

Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents

Effects of perceived peer isolation and social support availability on the relationship between body mass index and depressive symptoms

Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

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