[Impact of weight-related discrimination on eating disorder and general psychopathology in children and adolescents with and without migration background].
Children and adolescents, especially those of higher weight, often suffer from perceived weight-related discrimination. Goal of the present study is to examine the association between weight-related teasing and eating disorder as well as general psychopathology in a sample of 367 normal- and overweight students with and without migration background. Results show that youth with and without migration background did not differ in frequency of weight-related teasing-experiences. Frequently teased youth reported increased psychopathology, independent of migration background. Additionally, weight-related teasing could be identified as a mediator between weight status and disorderd eating as well as a predictor for depressiveness. Findings emphasize the need to take weight-related teasing into consideration in prevention and therapy.
Kräling
Svenja
S
Christoph-Dornier-Stiftung für Klinische Psychologie, Forschung, Marburg. svenjasch@gmx.de
Losekam
Stefanie
S
Götzky
Benjamin
B
Rief
Winfried
W
Hilbert
Anja
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D012649:Self Concept; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*