The influence of puberty onset, Body Mass Index, and pressure to be thin on disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents

Tremblay, Line; Larivière, Michel

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2008.12.001

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“…Meanwhile Jaworowska, & Bazylak (2008) found that there was a tendency to overestimate of body weight in female students, and to underestimate in male students suggest that common dissatisfaction of body weight, especially among females, who were more often engaged in dieting, regardless of not being overweight or obese according to measured actual BMI status. Consistent with the previous research by Tremblay & Lariviere (2009) which found that 13 and 16 year-old-girls were significantly less satisfied with their body image than boys. According to Ivarsson et al, (2006) study, boys had a more positive attitude to their appearance and to their weight than girls.…”

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“…It demonstrates that gender did not have any effect on BMI status. Tremblay & Lariviere (2009) stated that there was a link between pubertal development and obesity in girls but not in boys. Lemon et al, (2008) found that female adolescents were more likely than male to consider themselves to be overweight across each BMI category, and were more likely to report attempting to lose weight.…”

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The relationship between eating behaviours, body image and BMI status among adolescence age 13 to 17 years in Meru, Klang, Malaysia

Zofiran¹,

Kartini²

2011

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The purpose of this study was to examine how body image, Body Mass Index (BMI), and eating attitudes were related among adolescence age 13 to 17 years old. The samples were made up of 356 adolescents, where 165 (46.3%) were male while 191(53.7%) were female. Body image was assessed using the Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard et al., 1983), BMI was calculated based on measures of height and weight, and eating behaviour was assessed using Eating Behaviour Patterns Questionnaire (EBPQ). This study has contributed to the knowledge on the relationship between eating behaviour, body image, and BMI among adolescence age 13 to 17 years old. This study found that, for relationship between eating behaviour and BMI status, only snacking and convenience as well as emotional eating is associated with BMI status. While for relationship between eating behaviour and body image, only body image perception was found to be associated with emotional eating. For relationship between body image and BMI status, body image perception was found to be associated with BMI status. Male adolescents were more prone to be affected by snacking and convenience as well as cultural and lifestyle. Male adolescents were prone to be affected by body image. Gender did not have an effect on BMI status. This study underlines the importance of being aware of the relationships between body image, BMI, and eating behaviour.

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The relationship between eating behaviours, body image and BMI status among adolescence age 13 to 17 years in Meru, Klang, Malaysia

Zofiran¹,

Kartini²

2011

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“…17 Negative comments, especially by mothers, encouraging their daughter's weight loss are correlated with disordered eating and drive for thinness among young adolescents. 11,18,19 In addition, negative comments by fathers may also be associated with disordered eating among adolescents though more conclusive research is needed. 15,20 …”

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Predictive effects of mother and peer influences on increases in adolescent eating disorder risk factors and symptoms: A 3-year longitudinal study

Linville

Stice

Gau

et al. 2011

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective To investigate the relation of maternal and peer attitudes and behaviors to changes in eating disorder risk factors and symptoms in adolescent females. Method We tested whether maternal and peer eating attitudes, behaviors, and deficits in social support at baseline predicted subsequent increases in eating disorder risk factors and symptoms among 483 late adolescent females followed over 3 years. Results Data provide partial support for hypotheses, as eating disorder risk factors and symptoms increased over time and maternal thin ideal internalization significantly predicted a future increases in adolescent bulimic symptoms. There were no significant predictors of adolescent thin ideal internalization or body dissatisfaction. Discussion Findings only partially support the hypothesis that unhealthy attitudes and behaviors of mothers increase risk for eating disorder symptoms in their late adolescent daughters. These results underscore why eating disorder prevention programs should be based on risk factor research that has used prospective and rigorous designs.

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“…Researchers report a significant percentage of adolescents are trying to lose weight, ranging from approximately 34% to 42% in the United States [16,19] to 61% in Quebec, Canada [20]. The most consistent demographic finding is that female adolescents in the United States [15,21,22] and worldwide [22-24] are significantly more likely to be trying to lose weight than are their male counterparts.…”

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Assessing weight perception accuracy to promote weight loss among U.S. female adolescents: A secondary analysis

Yost¹,

Krainovich-Miller

Budin

et al. 2010

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundOverweight and obesity have become a global epidemic. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adolescents has almost tripled in the last 30 years. Results from recent systematic reviews demonstrate that no single, particular intervention or strategy successfully assists overweight or obese adolescents in losing weight. An understanding of factors that influence healthy weight-loss behaviors among overweight and obese female adolescents promotes effective, multi-component weight-loss interventions. There is limited evidence demonstrating associations between demographic variables, body-mass index, and weight perception among female adolescents trying to lose weight. There is also a lack of previous studies examining the association of the accuracy of female adolescents' weight perception with their efforts to lose weight. This study, therefore, examined the associations of body-mass index, weight perception, and weight-perception accuracy with trying to lose weight and engaging in exercise as a weight-loss method among a representative sample of U.S. female adolescents.MethodsA nonexperimental, descriptive, comparative secondary analysis design was conducted using data from Wave II (1996) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Data representative of U.S. female adolescents (N = 2216) were analyzed using STATA statistical software. Descriptive statistics and survey weight logistic regression were performed to determine if demographic and independent (body-mass index, weight perception, and weight perception accuracy) variables were associated with trying to lose weight and engaging in exercise as a weight-loss method.ResultsAge, Black or African American race, body-mass index, weight perception, and weight perceptions accuracy were consistently associated with the likeliness of trying to lose weight among U.S. female adolescents. Age, body-mass index, weight perception, and weight-perception accuracy were positively associated (p < 0.05) with trying to lose weight. Black/African American subjects were significantly less likely than their White counterparts to be trying to lose weight. There was no association between demographic or independent variables and engaging in exercise as a weight-loss method.ConclusionsFindings suggest that factors influencing weight-loss efforts, including age, race, body-mass index, weight perception, and weight-perception accuracy, should be incorporated into existing or new multi-component weight-loss interventions for U.S. adolescent females in order to help reduce the national epidemic of overweight and obesity among U.S. female adolescents.

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The influence of puberty onset, Body Mass Index, and pressure to be thin on disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents

Cited by 72 publications

References 68 publications

The relationship between eating behaviours, body image and BMI status among adolescence age 13 to 17 years in Meru, Klang, Malaysia

The relationship between eating behaviours, body image and BMI status among adolescence age 13 to 17 years in Meru, Klang, Malaysia

Predictive effects of mother and peer influences on increases in adolescent eating disorder risk factors and symptoms: A 3-year longitudinal study

Assessing weight perception accuracy to promote weight loss among U.S. female adolescents: A secondary analysis

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