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Weight-related teasing and body dissatisfaction in adolescents: Moderated-mediation by self-perceived size and weight status
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Elledge, Allison R. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | The current study was an evaluation of one possible mechanism by which adolescent experience of weight-related teasing (WRT) exerts influence on body dissatisfaction, as well as how that process may function differently across weight status. Namely, self-perceived size was examined as a potential mediator of the effect of WRT on body dissatisfaction, and weight status (i.e., healthy weight vs. overweight) was investigated as a potential moderator of this process. Participants were 135 seventh and eighth grade students recruited from six Midwestern middle schools. Findings revealed a significant indirect effect of WRT on body dissatisfaction while controlling for body mass index (BMI) percentile and sex. As hypothesized, the effect of weight-related teasing on body dissatisfaction was mediated by perceptions of body size. Controlling for actual weight and sex, early adolescents who scored higher on a measure of weight-related teasing were more likely to perceive their body size as larger, which was associated with greater body dissatisfaction. Results from the current study did not support weight status as a moderator of this process; however, due to sample size limitations, strong conclusions about the true effect of weight status could not be drawn. The identified mediational relationship is a first-step in understanding mechanisms by which WRT exerts influence on body dissatisfaction. Findings highlight the importance of one's self-perceptions of size, in addition to satisfaction with one's body. Implications for deterring the effects of WRT and/or improving body dissatisfaction via self-perceived size are discussed. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/16846/Elledge_ku_0099D_13574_DATA_1.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/16846/Elledge_ku_0099D_13574_DATA_1.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
