Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students

Adolescent students from nine English-speaking Caribbean countries completed a survey that assessed weight-control behaviors. Weight-control behaviors were prevalent and similar across gender. Extreme weight-control behaviors were related to several psychosocial factors and compromising health behav...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2002-08, Vol.31 (2), p.208-211
Main Authors: McGuire, Maureen T, Story, Mary, Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Halcon, Linda, Campbell-Forrester, Sheila, Blum, Robert Wm
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Body Weight
Caribbean
Caribbean countries
Caribbean region
Control
Correlates
Diet
dieting
Eating behavior disorders
Eating Disorders
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Prevalence
Psychological Factors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Students - psychology
Weight
Weight Loss
weight-control behaviors
West Indies - epidemiology
Young people
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Summary:Adolescent students from nine English-speaking Caribbean countries completed a survey that assessed weight-control behaviors. Weight-control behaviors were prevalent and similar across gender. Extreme weight-control behaviors were related to several psychosocial factors and compromising health behaviors. Future interventions should target adolescents who are using weight-controlling behaviors to prevent future eating disturbances and psychosocial and health morbidities.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00380-4