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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY
Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 239-247Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.1080/17477160600913552
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weight and shape concern; childhood obesity; depression; self-esteem; body dissatisfaction
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Objective. To examine the associations between weight status, weight and shape concern, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and depression in children. Methods. Interviews were conducted with 7- to 13-year-old overweight (n = 89) and healthy weight (n = 118) children, using the Child Eating Disorder Examination, Self-Perception Profile for Children, Children's Body Image Scale and Child Depression Inventory. Results. Overweight children were more concerned about weight and shape than healthy weight children. After controlling for BMI z-score, children with high weight and shape concern reported lower self-esteem, higher body dissatisfaction and higher depression than children with low weight and shape concern. Concern about weight and shape mediated the relationships between BMI z-score and low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and depression. Conclusions. Results support the hypothesis that differences in weight and shape concern, within samples of overweight and healthy weight children, can account for differences in degree of psychological distress. Findings have implications for the prevention and treatment of psychological problems in overweight children.
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