Journal
BODY IMAGE
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 12-19Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.11.002
Keywords
Weight teasing; Romantic relationships; Emerging adults; Young adults
Funding
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL084064] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL084064, R01HL084064, R01 HL084064-01A2] Funding Source: Medline
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Weight teasing is common among adolescents, but less is known about the continuation of this experience during young adulthood. The present study uses survey data from a diverse sample of 2287 young adults, who participated in a 10-year longitudinal study of weight-related issues to examine hurtful weight comments by family members or a significant other. Among young adults, 35.9% of females and 22.8% of males reported receiving hurtful weight-related comments by family members, and 21.2% of females and 23.8% of males with a significant other had received hurtful weight-related comments from this source. Hispanic and Asian young adults and overweight/obese young adults were more likely to report receiving comments than those in other groups. Weight teasing during adolescence predicted hurtful weight-related comments in young adulthood, with some differences by gender. Findings suggest that hurtful weight talk continues into young adulthood and is predicted by earlier weight teasing experiences. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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