ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2023
Interrelation between weight and weight stigma in youth: is there evidence for an obesogenic vicious cycle?
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- The weight of words: investigating the role of weight stigma and body mass index in shaping children and youth's emotional experiences.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Family-based weight stigma and psychological well-being of adolescents: a longitudinal analysis of recent vs. cumulative exposure.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Association Between Longitudinal Changes in Body Mass Index and Longitudinal Changes in Hours of Screen Time, and Hours of Physical Activity in German Children.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- The social origins of obesity within and across generations.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Review
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- Psychometric Evaluation of the Malay Version of Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI) Among Malaysian Young Adults.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Many children and adolescents are confronted with weight stigma, which can cause psychological and physical burden. While theoretical frameworks postulate a vicious cycle linking stigma and weight status, there is a lack of empirical evidence. The aim was to analyze the longitudinal bidirectional relationship between body weight and weight stigma among children and adolescents. The sample consisted of 1381 children and adolescents, aged 9-19 years at baseline (49.2% female; 78% normal weight), from a prospective study encompassing three measurement points over 6 years. Participants provided self-reported data on experienced weight-related teasing and weight/height (as indicators for weight status). Latent structural equation modelling was used to examine the relationship between weight-related teasing experiences and weight. Additionally, gender-related differences were analyzed. Between the first two waves, there was evidence for a bidirectional relationship between weight and weight-related teasing. Between the last two waves, teasing predicted weight, but there was no reverse association. No gender-related differences were found. The data indicate a reciprocal association between weight stigma and body weight across weight groups and independent of gender. To prevent vicious cycles, approaches that simultaneously promote healthy weight and reduce weight stigma are required.
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