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Weight-Related Teasing is Associated with Loneliness Symptoms in Rural Oregon Youth

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2021-12, Vol.29, p.192-193 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Dec 2021 ;ISSN: 1930-7381 ;EISSN: 1930-739X

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  • Title:
    Weight-Related Teasing is Associated with Loneliness Symptoms in Rural Oregon Youth
  • Author: Doyle, Caroline ; Guidinger, Claire ; Kelly, Nichole
  • Subjects: Children & youth ; Gender ; Loneliness ; Rural areas
  • Is Part Of: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2021-12, Vol.29, p.192-193
  • Description: Background: Weight-related teasing (WRT) is a prevalent and pervasive consequence of weight stigma. Experiences with WRT in childhood contribute to adverse long-term physical and mental health outcomes, above and beyond the contributions of body size. However, few studies have examined how WRT is associated with psychological well-being in youth, particularly those living in rural communities. Methods: The purpose of this study was to examine the link between WRT with depressive symptoms and loneliness in rural Oregon youth. It was hypothesized that higher composite scores including both frequency of and distress related to WRT would be significantly and positively associated with depressive symptoms and loneliness in children. Further, it was hypothesized that gender and body appreciation would moderate these associations, such that the association would be exacerbated among girls and buffered among those with high levels of appreciation for their body. Results: 75 children (8-10y; Mage = 8.97 ± 0.82 y, MBMI% = 62.8 +/- 27.6, 84% non-Hispanic white) living in rural Oregon completed fasting anthropometric measurements and surveys measuring demographic information, WRT frequency and distress, depressive symptoms, loneliness, and body appreciation. After adjusting for BMI and gender, multiple regression models suggested that WRT was significantly and positively associated with loneliness (B = 4.29, p < .01) but not with depressive symptoms. Neither gender nor body appreciation moderated these associations. Independently, body appreciation was significantly and inversely related with both depressive (B = -0.38, p < .01) and loneliness (B = -0.86, p < .01). Conclusions: Study findings indicate that WRT in elementary school-aged children is linked with negative psychosocial outcomes, such as loneliness and social dissatisfaction. These data support ongoing efforts to intervene with and reduce instances of WRT, as well as the promotion of body appreciation among young children.
  • Publisher: Silver Spring: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1930-7381
    EISSN: 1930-739X
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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