Kelly Gall|Kim van Zutven|Joanna Lindström|Caroline Bentley|Kassandra Gratwick?Sarll|Carmel Harrison|Vivienne Lewis|Jonathan Mond
Obesity and emotional well?being in adolescents: Roles of body dissatisfaction, loss of control eating, and self?rated health
University of Canberra|Australian National University|Stockholm University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Australian National University|Macquarie University
weak inconsistent association obesity impairment emotional wellbeing populationbased samples led efforts identify mediating variables study examined relative importance body dissatisfaction bd loss control loc eating selfrated health srh mediating association obesity impairment emotional wellbeing schoolbased sample adolescents boys n 437 girls n 950moderated mediation analysis employed assess relative importance putative mediating variables moderation mediation effects sex following methods suggested hayes coworkersbd srh loc eating found mediate association obesity impairment emotional wellbeing stronger mediation effects observed bd srh none results moderated sexthe findings suggest may important target bd obesity prevention treatment programs order reduce adverse impact excess body weight young peoples emotional wellbeing