Body Weight Perception and Health-Related Behaviors Among US Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Body Weight Control Behaviors
- Authors
- Park, So Hyun; Park, Hanjong; Faith, Myles
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- adolescents; mediation analysis; National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey; physical activity; screen time; body weight control behaviors; body weight perception
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF SCHOOL NURSING, v.38, no.4, pp 397 - 409
- Pages
- 13
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF SCHOOL NURSING
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 397
- End Page
- 409
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/61236
- DOI
- 10.1177/10598405211003800
- ISSN
- 1059-8405
1546-8364
- Abstract
- This study examined mediating effects of body weight control behaviors in the relationship between body weight perception and health-related behaviors among 11,458 U.S. adolescents from the 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey. Parallel multiple mediation analysis was performed for the secondary data analysis. Nearly one third of adolescents (32.5%) had overweight or obesity; one quarter (25.0%) perceived themselves as slightly overweight and 5.1% thought they were very overweight. More girls (58.6%) had tried to lose weight than boys (32.3%), while boys were more physically active than girls. Healthy and unhealthy weight control behaviors significantly mediated the relationship between adolescents' body weight perception and health-related behaviors (physical activity and screen time). Teachers and parents should help adolescents have accurate weight perception and utilize reliable and healthy weight control strategies. Future studies should consider the intercorrelated relationships among adolescents' perceptions and behaviors regarding weight to provide successful weight control intervention programs.
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