The Stress Process and Eating Pathology Among Racially Diverse Adolescents Seeking Treatment for Obesity

This study examined the associations of weight-related teasing and daily hassles with eating pathology, as well as potential mediators of these relations, among a racially diverse sample of adolescents. Participants were 92 primarily African American 11-17-year-olds seeking treatment for obesity. Da...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 2013-08, Vol.38 (7), p.785-793
Main Authors: GERKE, Clarice K, MAZZEO, Suzanne E, STERN, Marilyn, PALMBERG, Allison A, EVANS, Ronald K, WICKHAM, Edmond P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
African Americans - ethnology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Comorbidity
Feeding and Eating Disorders - epidemiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - etiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Obesity
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regular
Stress, Psychological - complications
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Virginia - ethnology
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Summary:This study examined the associations of weight-related teasing and daily hassles with eating pathology, as well as potential mediators of these relations, among a racially diverse sample of adolescents. Participants were 92 primarily African American 11-17-year-olds seeking treatment for obesity. Data were collected at baseline. Both daily hassles and weight-related teasing were significantly correlated with eating pathology at r = .22 and r = .25, respectively. Feeling upset about teasing mediated the associations of daily hassles (PE = .0093, SE = .0054, 95% BCa bootstrap CI of .0001-.0217) and teasing (PE = .0476, SE = .0198, 95% BCa bootstrap CI of .0093-.0873) with eating pathology. These results highlight the importance of psychological interventions in the treatment of weight-loss among adolescents, as stressors may impact eating behaviors.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jst042