title: Longitudinal associations among change in overweight status, fear of negative evaluation, and weight-related teasing among obese adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine longitudinal bidirectional associations between changes in adolescents' weight status and psychosocial constructs.
  
  
  METHODS
  118 obese adolescents aged 13-16 years participated in a behavioral weight control intervention. Percent overweight (OW), fear of negative evaluation (FNE), and frequency of weight-related teasing (WRT) were collected at baseline, end of intervention, and 12 and 24 months post-randomization. 3 multivariate latent change score models were estimated to examine longitudinal cross-lagged associations between: (1) OW and FNE; (2) OW and WRT; and (3) FNE and WRT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Decreases in OW were prospectively associated with subsequent decreases in both FNE and WRT; however, changes in FNE and WRT were not prospectively associated with subsequent change in OW. Decreases in FNE were prospectively associated with subsequent decreases in WRT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Moderate weight loss in the context of a behavioral weight control intervention has positive long-term implications for obese adolescents' peer relations.
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital Diana_Rancourt@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rancourt
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital.
authors.forename: Amy F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital.
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Lloyd-Richardson
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital.
authors.forename: Chantelle N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam HospitalBradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Department of Public Health and Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, and Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital.
authors.forename: Elissa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelalian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight; D058445:Bullying; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group
keywords: adolescents; fear of negative evaluation; obesity; weight management; weight-related teasing