TY - JOUR
T1 - Perception of overweight and self-esteem during adolescence
AU - Perrin, Eliana M.
AU - Boone-Heinonen, Janne
AU - Field, Alison E.
AU - Coyne-Beasley, Tamera
AU - Gordon-Larsen, Penny
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Objective: To examine sex- and race/ethnicity-specific relationships between adolescents' self-esteem and weight perception. Method: Descriptive analysis and logistic regression of Wave II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 6,427 males, 6,574 females; ages 11-21) examined associations between low self-esteem and perceived overweight within body mass index (BMI) percentile categories, controlling for sociodemographics and stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Results: 25.1% and 8% of normal weight females and males, respectively, perceived themselves as overweight, with variation by race/ethnicity. Low self-esteem was most strongly associated with misperceived overweight in moderate BMI percentile categories (males: OR 5 2.34; 95% CI: 1.60-3.41; females: OR 5 2.39; 95% CI: 1.82, 3.16). Odds of correctly perceived overweight were higher for low (versus high) self-esteem in white and black females but not males of any race/ethnicity. Discussion: Understanding subgroup differences by race/ethnicity in perceived overweight-self-esteem relationships may inform eating disorders' prevention strategies.
AB - Objective: To examine sex- and race/ethnicity-specific relationships between adolescents' self-esteem and weight perception. Method: Descriptive analysis and logistic regression of Wave II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 6,427 males, 6,574 females; ages 11-21) examined associations between low self-esteem and perceived overweight within body mass index (BMI) percentile categories, controlling for sociodemographics and stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Results: 25.1% and 8% of normal weight females and males, respectively, perceived themselves as overweight, with variation by race/ethnicity. Low self-esteem was most strongly associated with misperceived overweight in moderate BMI percentile categories (males: OR 5 2.34; 95% CI: 1.60-3.41; females: OR 5 2.39; 95% CI: 1.82, 3.16). Odds of correctly perceived overweight were higher for low (versus high) self-esteem in white and black females but not males of any race/ethnicity. Discussion: Understanding subgroup differences by race/ethnicity in perceived overweight-self-esteem relationships may inform eating disorders' prevention strategies.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Obesity
KW - Self-esteem
KW - Weight perception
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U2 - 10.1002/eat.20710
DO - 10.1002/eat.20710
M3 - Article
C2 - 19536882
AN - SCOPUS:77953176014
SN - 0276-3478
VL - 43
SP - 447
EP - 454
JO - International Journal of Eating Disorders
JF - International Journal of Eating Disorders
IS - 5
ER -