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ArticleEating behaviors2021

Associations between weight-based teasing and disordered eating behaviors among youth.

Alex G Rubin, Natasha A Schvey, Lisa M Shank, Deborah R Altman, Taylor N Swanson, Eliana Ramirez, Nia A Moore, Manuela Jaramillo, Sophie Ramirez, Elisabeth K Davis and 8 more

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Article in Eating behaviors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alex G RubinSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Natasha A SchveySection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Electronic address: natasha.schvey@usuhs.edu.
Lisa M ShankSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Metis Foundation, 300 Convent Street, Suite 1330, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA.
Deborah R AltmanSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Taylor N SwansonSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Metis Foundation, 300 Convent Street, Suite 1330, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA.
Eliana RamirezSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Nia A MooreSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Manuela JaramilloSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Sophie RamirezSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Elisabeth K DavisSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Miranda M BroadneySection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Sarah LeMay-RussellSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Meghan E ByrneSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Megan K ParkerSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Sheila M BradySection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Nichole R KellyDepartment of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, 5207 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5207, USA.
Marian Tanofsky-KraffSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Medical and Clinical Psychology Department, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Jack A YanovskiSection on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USUniversity of Oregon · US

Funding

Physiology, Psychology, and Genetics of ObesityZIAHD000641 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI YANOVSKI, JACK A. · 2009 to 2025
$24.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HD999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD000641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weight-based teasing (WBT) is commonly reported among youth and is associated with disinhibited and disordered eating. Specifically, youth who experience WBT may engage in disordered eating behaviors to cope with the resultant negative affect. Therefore, we examined associations between WBT and disordered eating behaviors among youth and assessed whether negative affect mediated these relationships. Two hundred one non-treatment seeking youth (8-17y) completed questionnaires assessing WBT, disinhibited eating, depression, and anxiety. Disordered eating and loss-of-control (LOC) eating were assessed via semi-structured interview. Analyses of covariance were conducted to examine relationships between WBT and eating-related variables, and bootstrapping mediation models were used to evaluate negative affect (a composite of depressive and anxiety symptoms) as a mediator of these associations. All models were adjusted for sex, race, age, and adiposity. Among 201 participants (13.1 ± 2.8y; 54.2% female; 30.3% Black; 32.8% with overweight/obesity), WBT was associated with emotional eating, eating in the absence of hunger, and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (ps ≤ 0.02). These associations were all mediated by negative affect. WBT was also associated with a threefold greater likelihood of reporting a recent LOC eating episode (p = .049). Among boys and girls across weight strata, WBT was associated with multiple aspects of disordered eating and these relationships were mediated by negative affect. Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the directionality of these associations and to identify subgroups of youth that may be particularly vulnerable to WBT and its sequelae.

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Feeding and Eating DisordersAdiposityAdolescentBody WeightFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleObesityOverweightAdolescentsChildrenDisordered eatingLoss-of-control eatingNegative affectWeight-based teasing

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PMID33831812
PMCPMC8131258
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