Impact of weight stigma on preadolescents' and adolescents' disordered eating behaviors: Testing two mediation models

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Hao Chen ◽  
Yiduo Ye ◽  
Jichang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Weight Bias Internalization ◽  
Core Self ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediation Models

We investigated potential mechanisms that may explain the relationship between weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors, using 2 mediation models. In the first model we hypothesized that the relationship between weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors would be mediated by weight bias internalization, and jointly mediated by both weight bias internalization and core self-evaluation. In the alternative model we hypothesized that this relationship would be mediated by core self-evaluation, and jointly mediated by both core selfevaluation and weight bias internalization. Participants were 421 primary and secondary school students (aged 9–14 years) representing various weight categories, who responded to items about their weight stigma, weight bias internalization, core self-evaluation, and disordered eating behaviors. Results show that the 2 mediation models had a good fit to the data. Thus, improving core self-evaluation and reducing weight bias internalization appear to be significant for treating disordered eating behaviors in preadolescents and adolescents.

scholarly journals Three Mediating Pathways of Anxiety and Security in the Relationship between Coping Style and Disordered Eating Behaviors among Chinese Female College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Wenyue Han ◽  
Zheng Zheng ◽  
Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Female College ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Relationship

Background. According to previous studies, eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors are associated with coping style, anxiety, and sense of security. However, the specific mechanism between them has not been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to explore whether anxiety and sense of security play mediating roles in coping style and disordered eating behaviors among Chinese female college students. Method. Six hundred and ninety-one female college students ( mean   age = 19.36 ; SD = 1.06 ) completed the Simple Coping Style Questionnaire, the Eating Disorder Inventory, the Security Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and a brief demographic survey. The percentage bootstrap method of deviation correction was conducted to determine the mediating effect of anxiety and sense of security on coping style and disordered eating behaviors. Results. Coping style had direct and indirect effects on disordered eating behaviors. Anxiety and sense of security were not only independent mediators in the relationship between coping style and disordered eating behaviors but also chain mediators. Conclusions. The results of the current study provide preliminary evidence that preventive interventions targeting anxiety and sense of security may be feasible for young women who develop disordered eating behaviors due to stress in their lives.

The relationship between weight stigma and eating behavior is explained by weight bias internalization and psychological distress

Appetite ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry S. O'Brien ◽  
Janet D. Latner ◽  
Rebecca M. Puhl ◽  
Lenny R. Vartanian ◽  
Claudia Giles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Weight Bias Internalization ◽  
The Relationship

Disordered Eating Behaviors, Perfectionism And Perseverative Negative Thinking–study In a Clinical Sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S431-S431 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.T. Pereira ◽  
E. Monteiro ◽  
P. Castilho ◽  
L. Fonseca ◽  
C. Roque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Relationship

IntroductionIn a recent study developed with a community sample, we have found that although PNT mediated the relationship between perfectionist cognitions and bulimic behavior, the effect of perfectionism on other disordered eating dimensions, such as diet, was independent of the PNT levels (Monteiro et al., 2015).ObjectiveTo investigate if PNT mediates the relationship between perfectionism and disordered eating behaviors in a clinical sample.MethodsFifty-two patients with eating disorders/ED (mean age = 22.54 ± 7.637; mean BMI = 20.07 ± 4.192; 14.5% Anorexia Nervosa cases; 7.8% Bulimia Nervosa and 9.0% EDNOS) were assessed with the ED section of the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies and fill in the Portuguese validated versions of Eating Attitudes Test/EAT-25 (to evaluate Bulimic behaviors/BB, Diet and Social pressure to eat), Multidimensional Perfectionism Scales (to evaluate perfectionism composite dimensions Evaluative Concerns/EC and Perfectionistic Strivings/PS) and Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire/PTQ-15 (to evaluate Repetitive Thought/RT, Cognitive interference and unproductiveness/CIU). Only variables significantly correlated with the outcomes (EAT-25_Total and its dimensions) were entered in the regression models. Mediation analyses using Preacher and Hayes bootstrapping methodology were performed.ResultsEC, PS, CIU and RT were significant predictors of EAT_Total. PA, CIU and PR were significant predictors of BB. EC and PS were significant predictors of Diet. CIU partially mediated the relationship between EC and EAT_Total (95% CI = 0.0025–0.3296) and between EC and BB (95% CI = 0.0037–0.1877).ConclusionAlso in a clinical sample, CII, the most pernicious dimension of PNT, mediates the relationship between perfectionism and disordered eating behavior, particularly bulimic behavior; diet is predicted by perfectionism independently of PNT.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Disordered Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Gestational Weight Gain in Adolescents

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3186
Author(s):  
Reyna Sámano ◽  
Luis Ortiz-Hernández ◽  
Hugo Martínez-Rojano ◽  
Oralia Nájera-Medina ◽  
Gabriela Chico-Barba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and adolescent pregnancy are public health problems. Among adolescents, there is little evidence concerning the relationship of DEB with gestational weight gain (GWG) and the birth weight and length of their offspring. We aimed to determine the association between DEB with GWG and the weight and length of adolescents’ offspring. We conducted a study with 379 participants. To evaluate DEB, we applied a validated scale. We identified three factors from DEB by factorial analysis: restrictive, compensatory, and binge–purge behaviors. The main events were GWG and offspring’s birth weight and length. We performed linear regression models. We found that 50% of adolescents have at least one DEB. Excessive and insufficient GWG were 37 and 34%, respectively. The median GWG was 13 kg; adolescents with restrictive behaviors had higher GWG (13 vs. 12 kg, p = 0.023). After adjusting for pregestational body mass index and other covariables, the restrictive (β = 0.67, p = 0.039), compensatory (β = 0.65, p = 0.044), and binge–purge behaviors (β = 0.54, p = 0.013) were associated with higher GWG. We did not find an association between the birth weight and length of newborns with DEB, and suggest that DEB is associated with GWG but not with the birth weight or length of the offspring.

Gender as a Moderator for the Relationship Between BAS-Drive and Disordered Eating Behaviors

Sex Roles ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather K. Wadeson ◽  
Kathryn H. Gordon ◽  
Keith F. Donohue
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Gender differences in the relationship between impulsivity and disordered eating behaviors and attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Lundahl ◽  
Laura C. Wahlstrom ◽  
Christa C. Christ ◽  
Scott F. Stoltenberg
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between weight stigma, weight bias internalization, and physical health in military personnel with or at high-risk of overweight/obesity

Body Image ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Shank ◽  
Natasha A. Schvey ◽  
Kendra Ekundayo ◽  
Deanna Schreiber-Gregory ◽  
Dawn Bates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Weight Bias Internalization ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Relationship between Weight Stigma, Physical Appearance Concerns, and Enjoyment and Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 9957
Author(s):  
Nadia Bevan ◽  
Kerry S. O’Brien ◽  
Chung-Ying Lin ◽  
Janet D. Latner ◽  
Brian Vandenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Weight Bias Internalization ◽  
The Relationship

Participation in physical activity and sport is on the decline and there is a poor understanding of the psychosocial factors that contribute to people’s reluctance to participate. We examined whether there were relationships between factors such as weight stigma, weight bias internalization, appearance evaluation, and fears of negative appearance evaluations, and enjoyment and avoidance of physical activity and sport. Undergraduate students (N = 579) completed a survey assessing demographics, and the variables described above. In hierarchal multivariate regression models, weight stigma (β = −0.16, p < 0.001), appearance evaluation (β = 0.19, p = 0.001), and weight bias internalization (β = −0.19, p = 0.003) were associated with lower enjoyment of physical activity and sport. Weight stigma (β = 0.46, p = 0.001), weight bias internalization (β = 0.42, p = 0.001), and fear of negative appearance evaluations (β = 0.16, p = 0.000) were also significantly associated with the tendency to avoid physical activity and sport. Serial mediation analysis showed the relationship between weight stigma and enjoyment of physical activity and sport was through appearance evaluation and weight bias internalization (indirect effect = −0.007, SE = 0.002, 95% CI = −0.01, −0.02). Similarly, the relationship between weight stigma and avoidance of physical activity and sport was through weight bias internalization and fear of negative appearance evaluations (indirect effect = 0.11, SE = 0.03, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.16). These results suggest that weight stigma and concerns about one’s physical appearance influence people’s enjoyment and reasoning for avoiding physical activity and sport. Research is needed to identify ways to reduce body-related stigma and increase enjoyment and participation in physical activity and sport.

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