Biopsychosocial correlates of weight status perception in Australian adolescents
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Fredrickson, Julia, Kremer, Peter, Swinburn, Boyd, de Silva-Sanigorski, Andrea and McCabe, Marita. (2013). Biopsychosocial correlates of weight status perception in Australian adolescents. Body Image. 10(4), pp. 552 - 557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.06.008
Authors | Fredrickson, Julia, Kremer, Peter, Swinburn, Boyd, de Silva-Sanigorski, Andrea and McCabe, Marita |
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Abstract | This study examined the utility of the biopsychosocial model to predict accuracy of weight status perception among Australian adolescents. The factors included in this framework were: age, gender, and BMI-z (biological factors); satisfaction with body weight and shape (psychological factors); socioeconomic status, peer weight (social factors). Cross-sectional data, including measured height and weight, and self-reported weight status, was obtained from 2954 adolescents (mean age = 14.6, 56% male) who participated in the It's Your Move! study. Accuracy of weight status perception was associated with gender, BMI-z, SES, and weight and shape satisfaction. Gender differences in weight status perception were moderated by satisfaction with weight. In boys, weight satisfaction was associated with perceived healthy weight; in girls, it was associated with perceived healthy weight and underweight. Moderately overweight adolescents are most at risk of underestimating their weight status and could benefit from education about the boundaries of the healthy weight range. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Body Image |
Journal citation | 10 (4), pp. 552 - 557 |
ISSN | 1740-1445 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.06.008 |
Page range | 552 - 557 |
Research Group | Institute for Health and Ageing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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