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Is accuracy of weight perception associated with health risk behaviors in a diverse sample of obese adolescents?

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Lenhart, Clare M. Daly, Brian P. Eichen, Dawn M.
Spatial Coverage	United States
Description	Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Lenhart CM ( Department of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. clenhart@temple.edu)
Abstract	Current evidence is equivocal as to whether adolescent's perception of weight status is linked to both healthy and risky behaviors. This study examined the association between accurate and inaccurate perception of weight and self-reported health and risk behaviors among a diverse sample of obese, urban adolescents. Data were analyzed from 1,180 participants in the 2009 Philadelphia Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Health behaviors of obese students self-identifying as very or slightly overweight were compared to obese students who underestimated their weight status. Accurate self-identifiers of weight status were significantly more likely to report trying to lose weight, bullying victimization, and suicide attempts as compared to obese students underestimating their weight status. Findings suggest that it is important for school nurses to understand that perceived weight status confers distinct risk profiles and differing needs for health-related services related to the physical, mental, and social health of adolescents.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	10598405
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	27
e-ISSN	15468364
Journal	The Journal of School Nursing
Language	English
Publisher	Sage Publications
Publisher Date	2011-12-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Nursing Adolescent Behavior Psychology Body Image Obesity Self Concept Social Perception Students Adolescent Attitude To Health Body Mass Index Body Weight Female Health Behavior Humans Male Epidemiology Peer Group School Health Services Organization & Administration Statistics & Numerical Data United States Journal Article Research Support, U.s. Gov't, P.h.s.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nursing

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