Parent-adolescent relationships and the development of weight concerns from early to late adolescence

Article Abstract:

A study describes the developmental course of adolescents' weight concerns and examines links with changes in parent-adolescent relationships for girls and boys. Results show that increases in girls' weight concerns are linked to increase in conflict with parents and decreases in maternal intimacy and knowledge, suggesting that intervention programming should target parent-adolescent relationships.

Psychological aspects, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Obesity in adolescence, Adolescent obesity

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Purging and alcohol-related effects in college women

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A study replicates and extends a previous study to address two issues, namely, whether 18-24-year-old college women who purge are more likely to engage in high-risk alcohol behavior and whether these women are more likely to report greater negative consequences of alcohol use. Respondents who purged reported heavier alcohol use and more negative consequences than non-purging respondents.

Students, College, Health aspects, College students, Alcohol and youth, Juvenile drinking

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Adverse effect of social pressure to be thin on young women: an experimental investigation of the effects of "fat talk"

Article Abstract:

This article examines whether social pressure to be thin promotes body dissatisfaction and negative affect. The authors, analyzing a study in which a thin woman complained about being fat to an audience and then discussed a neutral topic to another audience, conclude social pressure to be thin fosters body dissatisfaction but may not contribute to negative affect.

Influence, Body image, Leanness, Peer pressure

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