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| Title |
Weight concerns among adolescent boys
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| Published in |
Public Health Nutrition, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980015001615 |
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| Authors |
Colette Kelly, Amanda Fitzgerald, Mariane Sentenac, Jakub Gakewski, Michal Molcho, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn |
| Abstract |
To investigate weight concerns among adolescent boys and relationships with health indicators and family factors. Analysis of the 2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey of 10-17-year-olds. Schools in the Republic of Ireland. Among 6187 boys, 25·1 % reported a desire to lose weight (weight 'loss' concern) and 7·7 % reported a desire to gain weight (weight 'gain' concern). Both types of weight concerns were associated with poor self-rated health, life satisfaction and happiness, and with more frequent emotional and physical symptoms. Family factors were associated with boys' weight concerns. In adjusted analyses, the risk of weight 'loss' concerns decreased with daily family breakfasts (OR=0·80; 95 % CI 0·66, 0·97). The risk of weight 'gain' concerns decreased with frequent family evening meals (OR=0·77; 95 % CI 0·60, 0·99). Ease of communication with mother was associated with a decreased risk of weight 'loss' and weight 'gain' concerns among boys (OR=0·74; 95 % CI 0·60, 0·90 and OR=0·61; 95 % CI 0·44, 0·82, respectively). An open father-son relationship and having a father present in the home decreased the risk of weight 'loss' concerns (OR=0·69; 95 % CI 0·57, 0·82 and OR=0·81; 95 % CI 0·67, 0·98, respectively). Body weight concerns were reported by a sizeable minority of boys and were associated with negative health outcomes. The findings support the need to promote frequent family meals and facilitate open communication in families. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | 10% |
| Ireland | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 50% |
| Scientists | 4 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 57 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 18 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 20 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. 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 08 September 2020.
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#4,167,338
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#1,203
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#52,535
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#19
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