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A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
Published on: July 10, 2017
The stress process and eating pathology among racially diverse adolescents seeking treatment for obesity
Clarice K Gerke1, Suzanne E Mazzeo, Marilyn Stern
1Departments of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
Objective:
This study examined the associations of weight-related teasing and daily hassles with eating pathology, as well as potential mediators of these relations, among a racially diverse sample of adolescents.
Methods:
Participants were 92 primarily African American 11-17-year-olds seeking treatment for obesity. Data were collected at baseline.
Results:
Both daily hassles and weight-related teasing were significantly correlated with eating pathology at r = .22 and r = .25, respectively. Feeling upset about teasing mediated the associations of daily hassles (PE = .0093, SE = .0054, 95% BCa bootstrap CI of .0001-.0217) and teasing (PE = .0476, SE = .0198, 95% BCa bootstrap CI of .0093-.0873) with eating pathology.
Conclusions:
These results highlight the importance of psychological interventions in the treatment of weight-loss among adolescents, as stressors may impact eating behaviors.
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