Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students

Adolescent students from nine English-speaking Caribbean countries completed a survey that assessed weight-control behaviors. Weight-control behaviors were prevalent and similar across gender. Extreme weight-control behaviors were related to several psychosocial factors and compromising health behav...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of adolescent health 2002-08, Vol.31 (2), p.208-211
Hauptverfasser:	McGuire, Maureen T, Story, Mary, Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Halcon, Linda, Campbell-Forrester, Sheila, Blum, Robert Wm
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Body Image Body Weight Caribbean Caribbean countries Caribbean region Control Correlates Diet dieting Eating behavior disorders Eating Disorders Female Health Behavior Humans Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - psychology Obesity - therapy Prevalence Psychological Factors Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Students - psychology Weight Weight Loss weight-control behaviors West Indies - epidemiology Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	Adolescent students from nine English-speaking Caribbean countries completed a survey that assessed weight-control behaviors. Weight-control behaviors were prevalent and similar across gender. Extreme weight-control behaviors were related to several psychosocial factors and compromising health behaviors. Future interventions should target adolescents who are using weight-controlling behaviors to prevent future eating disturbances and psychosocial and health morbidities.
ISSN:	1054-139X 1879-1972
DOI:	10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00380-4