The role of social norms and friends’ influences on unhealthy weight-control behaviors among adolescent girls

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1165-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla E. Eisenberg ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer ◽  
Mary Story ◽  
Cheryl Perry
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control ◽  
Unhealthy Weight

The prevalence of weight-control behaviors and associated factors among adolescent girls in Tehran

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara-Sadat Hoseini-Esfidarjani ◽  
Reza Negarandeh ◽  
Leila Janani
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control ◽  
Unhealthy Weight

AbstractObjectivesWeight control behavior is a strategy for weight loss or weight gains that range from healthy to unhealthy. This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of weight control behaviors and their related factors in adolescent girls in Tehran.MethodsAdolescent girls in the last grade of high school (n=491) that were selected by a multi-stage sampling method completed a cross-sectional survey (2018) in Tehran city in Iran. Data were collected using questionnaires (standard and researcher-made) by the self-report method and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including Chi-square, independent t-test, and logistic regression.Results17.5% of adolescents had healthy, 60.6% had unhealthy, 15.8% had extreme unhealthy weight control behaviors, and 6.1% had no weight control behaviors. 74.8% of adolescents were in the normal body mass index (BMI) percentile. Unhealthy weight control behaviors were observed more than healthy behaviors at all BMI levels. Weight control behaviors had significant relationships with weight control intention (p=0.005), family (p=0.016) and peers (p=0.011) encouragement to weight control, engagement of relatives in weight control behaviors (p=0.016), anxiety (p<0.001), and age (p=0.030). BMI has a positive correlation with body weight satisfaction (p<0.001) and body weight perception (p<0.001). The results of logistic regression showed that increasing anxiety score can increase the possibility of engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors (odd ratio=1.086, p=0.006).ConclusionsConsidering that a significant percentage of adolescents have unhealthy and extreme unhealthy weight control behaviors, and some of these behaviors leave irreversible effects on the health of this age group, design, and implementation of educational programs to prevent such behaviors seem imperative.

scholarly journals Teasing and weight-control behaviors in adolescent girls

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina B. Leme ◽  
Sonia Tucunduva Philippi
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight Control ◽  
Unhealthy Weight

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between weight teasing, body satisfaction and weight control behaviors. METHODS: Cross-sectional study based on adaptation and validity research of a North American questionnaire for adolescent girls about physical activity, nutrition, body image, perceptions, and behaviors. The variables used to conduct the study were weight control behaviors, body satisfaction and presence of teasing by family members. Descriptive analyses were carried out by chi-square test, being significant p<0.05. RESULTS: A total of 159 adolescent girls, with 16.2±1.3 years old were enrolled in this study. Of the total, 60.1% reported that family members did not tease them. The teasing was associated with weight dissatisfaction (p<0.001), body shape (p=0.006), belly (p=0.001), waist (p=0.001), face (p=0.009), arms (p=0.014) and shoulders (p=0.001). As a consequence, there was association with unhealthy weight control behaviors (p<0.001), vomiting (p=0,011), diet (p=0.002) and use of laxatives (p=0.035). CONCLUSIONS: The teasing about body image by family members was associated with risk for unhealthy weight control behaviors in female adolescents.

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