Lindsey Turner, Frank J Chaloupka
Perceived reactions of elementary school students to changes in school lunches after implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture's new meals standards: minimal backlash, but rural and socioeconomic disparities exist
Childhood obesity (Print)
weightrelated stigmatization widespread problem particularly internalization weightrelated stereotypes prejudices weight bias internalization wbi related mental physical health impairments date little known risk factors wbi previous studies mainly crosssectional based adult samples childhood sensitive period development healthy selfconcept examined predictors wbi children final sample included 1463 schoolchildren 611 years 517 female took part prospective study consisting three measurement waves first two waves delivered data objective weight status selfreported weightrelated teasing body dissatisfaction relevance ones figure selfesteem depressive symptoms wbi measured third wave examine predictors wbi ran hierarchical regression analyses exploratory mediation analyses lower parental education level higher child weight status female gender experience teasing higher body dissatisfaction higher figurerelevance higher depression scores found predictive higher wbi scores body dissatisfaction girls relevance ones figure genders mediated association selfesteem wbi weightrelated differences observed study offers longitudinal evidence variables enable identification children risk wbi thus findings deliver starting points interventions aimed prevention adverse health developments come along wbi