Casting weight goal as a function of weight status among a representative population-based sample of adolescents |
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| Authors: | Mathieu Roy Lise Gauvin |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Social & Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada;bLéa-Roback Research Center on Social Inequalities of Health in Montreal, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada;cCRCHUM, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This paper pursues two objectives: (1) to estimate proportions of adolescents with a weight goal that matched and mismatched weight status, and (2) to identify correlates of a mismatched weight goal. Data were from a representative population-based sample of adolescents (n = 2346, 51% female; 91.5% complete data). Results showed that 69% of adolescents had a weight goal that matched weight status whereas 31% had a weight goal that mismatched weight status. Body dissatisfaction was a significant predictor of having a mismatched weight goal for both sexes while elevated psychological distress was a predictor among girls. Being body dissatisfied mediated the association between psychological distress and having a mismatched weight goal among girls. Casting weight goal as a function of weight status may allow for a better understanding of overall weight management strategies. |
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| Keywords: | Body weight changes Weight loss Weight gain Body image Body dissatisfaction |
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