Negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization in a US sample of children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Negative familial weight talk may contribute to higher weight bias internalization in pre- and early adolescents (hereafter referred to as children) and may differ by gender, weight status, and race and ethnicity.

Objective

Examine the relationship between negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization and examine differences by gender, weight status, and race and ethnicity.

Methods

We cross-sectionally analysed 5th-7th graders (10-15 years old) living in Massachusetts (n = 375, 52.3% girls, 21.3% BMI ≥85th percentile, 54.8% non-Hispanic White). Negative familial weight talk frequency during the past 3 months was self-reported and discretized as 'never,' 'occasionally' (1-9 times) and 'often' (>9 times); the Modified Weight Bias Internalizati

SUBMITTER: Rancano KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11006571 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature