Parent responsiveness and gender moderate bidirectional links between self-esteem and weight concerns during adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Weight concerns are common among adolescents and are associated with a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. Self-esteem is one correlate of weight concerns, yet prospective research has not yet documented the direction of this association over the course of adolescence or whether this association differs by gender. This study sought to clarify the role of self-esteem in the development of adolescents' weight concerns and investigate the potentially protective role of father and mother responsiveness, another documented correlate of weight concerns. Participants were 392 predominately Caucasian/European American adolescents, ages 11-18, and their parents. Time-lagged mixed-effects models revealed bidirectional associations between self-esteem and weight concerns at

SUBMITTER: Hochgraf AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6126961 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature