| Title |
The role of weight teasing and weight bias internalization in psychological functioning: a prospective study among school-aged children
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, March 2017
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00787-017-0982-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna Zuba, Petra Warschburger |
| Abstract |
Weight-related teasing is a widespread phenomenon in childhood, and might foster the internalization of weight bias. The goal of this study was to examine the role of weight teasing and weight bias internalization as mediators between weight status and negative psychological sequelae, such as restrained eating and emotional and conduct problems in childhood. Participants included 546 female (52%) and 501 (48%) male children aged 7-11 and their parents, who completed surveys assessing weight teasing, weight bias internalization, restrained eating behaviors, and emotional and conduct problems at two points of measurement, approximately 2 years apart. To examine the hypothesized mediation, a prospective design using structural equation modeling was applied. As expected, the experience of weight teasing and the internalization of weight bias were mediators in the relationship between weight status and psychosocial problems. This pattern was observed independently of gender or weight status. Our findings suggest that the experience of weight teasing and internalization of weight bias is more important than weight status in explaining psychological functioning among children and indicate a need for appropriate prevention and intervention approaches. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 105 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 35 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 April 2017.
All research outputs
#13,032,628
of 22,962,258 outputs
Outputs from European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
#994
of 1,649 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#149,416
of 308,953 outputs
Outputs of similar age from European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
#19
of 33 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,962,258 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 42nd percentile – i.e., 42% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,649 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 11.0. This one is in the 38th percentile – i.e., 38% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 308,953 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 50% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 33 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one is in the 42nd percentile – i.e., 42% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.