Featured Publications
Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape. Preventive Medicine 2017, 105: 265-270. PMID: 28987340, PMCID: PMC5659758, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight/shapeParental overvaluationPersonal weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating PsychopathologyParent psychopathologyPediatric obesityDearth of researchChild weightCross-sectional designParental attitudesPsychopathologyImportant psychopathologyDisorder treatmentCross-sectional studyParentsCurrent studyIntegral stakeholdersWeight influenceOvervaluationClinical attentionChild BMIChild healthRelated concepts
2024
Trauma‐Focused Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents Bullied Because of Weight: A Feasibility Study
Lydecker J, Ozbardakci E, Lou R, Grilo C. Trauma‐Focused Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents Bullied Because of Weight: A Feasibility Study. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 2117-2127. PMID: 39007703, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyTraumatic stressClinically-meaningful improvementsTrauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapyTrauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapyPatient outcomesOvervaluation of weight/shapeSymptoms of traumatic stressWeight-related bullyingCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioralTrauma-focusedWithin-subject improvementIntrusive symptomsBehavioral therapyDietary restraintEating disordersTherapyTreatment satisfactionFunctional impairmentTreatment feasibilityAdolescentsPatientsWeight/shapeFeasibility trial
2019
Associations of Weight Bias with Disordered Eating Among Latino and White Men
Lydecker JA, Cotter E, Grilo CM. Associations of Weight Bias with Disordered Eating Among Latino and White Men. Obesity 2019, 27: 1982-1987. PMID: 31603628, PMCID: PMC6868326, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite menWeight/shapeWeight biasLatino menWeight-biased attitudesNegative attitudesControllability of obesityEating-disordered behaviorObesityDecreased useDietary restraintMenBody dissatisfactionOnline batteryCompensatory behaviorsAssociationPsychopathologyWeaker beliefsFuture researchBeliefsAttitudesToward an understanding of the distinctiveness of body-image constructs in persons categorized with overweight/obesity, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder
Grilo CM, Ivezaj V, Lydecker JA, White MA. Toward an understanding of the distinctiveness of body-image constructs in persons categorized with overweight/obesity, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2019, 126: 109757. PMID: 31522010, PMCID: PMC6842703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderOverweight/obesityStudy groupBulimia nervosaClinical measuresWeight/shapeWeight disordersEating-disorder psychopathologyBody image disturbanceStrength of associationClinical manifestationsObesityWeight gainCommunity volunteersDisordersBody image constructsNervosaDepressionTreatment formulationGroup
2018
Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States
Ivezaj V, Wiedemann AA, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States. Eating Behaviors 2018, 30: 61-65. PMID: 29870970, PMCID: PMC6047914, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexYale Food Addiction ScaleFood addictionDepressive symptomsPoorer overall mental healthClinical levelYFAS scoresHigher YFAS scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyAnonymous web-based surveyFood addiction symptomsOverall mental healthMass indexMean ageSF-12PHQ-2Physical functioningWeb-based surveyClinical thresholdParticipant groupsAssociated psychopathologyMental healthSimilar findingsSymptomsWeight/shape