期刊
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
卷 52, 期 6, 页码 738-744出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.11.016
关键词
Self-weighing; Weight monitoring; Weight control behaviors; Adolescents
资金
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R01HL084064, R01HL093247]
- National Research Service Award (NRSA) in Primary Medical Care [T32HP22239]
- Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Purpose: To examine the relationships between self-weighing frequency, and weight-related behaviors and psychological well-being in a population-based sample of adolescents. Methods: This study compared weight-related behaviors between infrequent and frequent self-weighers, stratified by weight status and gender. Data were from Project EAT 2010 (Eating and Activity in Teens), a population-based study of 2,778 adolescents. Results: Approximately 14% of girls and boys weighed themselves frequently (weekly or more). In comparison to girls who were infrequent self-weighers, girls who were frequent self-weighers were more likely to diet, engage in unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors, use unhealthy muscle-enhancing behaviors, and have lower self-esteem and greater body dissatisfaction. In comparison to boys who were infrequent self-weighers, boys who were frequent self-weighers were more likely to diet, engage in unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors, use unhealthy muscle-enhancing behaviors, and report greater depressive symptoms. Among overweight adolescents, in addition to being associated with these harmful outcomes, frequent self-weighing was associated with the use of healthy weight control behaviors and with higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous activity. Conclusions: Findings indicate that adolescents who frequently self-weigh themselves are at increased risk for a number of problematic health behaviors and poorer psychological outcomes. For overweight adolescents, frequent self-weighing was additionally associated with a number of positive outcomes. Based upon these findings, any recommendations for weight monitoring should be made cautiously; all adolescents, including overweight adolescents, should be advised not to engage in frequent self-weighing behaviors. Furthermore, any adolescents engaging in frequent self-weighing behaviors should be monitored for problematic outcomes. (C) 2013 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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