Helpful or harmful? Prospective association between weight misperception and weight gain among overweight and obese adolescents and young adults
Sonneville K, Thurston I, Milliren C, Kamody R, Gooding H, Richmond T. Helpful or harmful? Prospective association between weight misperception and weight gain among overweight and obese adolescents and young adults. International Journal Of Obesity 2015, 40: 328-332. PMID: 26303350, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBody ImageBody Mass IndexBody WeightFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLife StyleLongitudinal StudiesMaleObesityParentsProspective StudiesSelf ConceptSocial PerceptionSocioeconomic FactorsWeight GainYoung AdultConceptsWeight misperceptionFuture weight gainProspective associationsWeight gainBMI gainLess BMI gainLower BMI gainSubsequent BMI changeWeight perceptionWave IIAccurate weight perceptionPercent of malesBMI changeLinear regression modelingHealthy weightObese adolescentsObese youthWave IVObeseOverweightYoung adultsWeight changeNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studyRegression modeling