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Disentangling Associations of Children's Sports Participation and Compulsive Exercise With Parenting Practices and Child Disordered Eating Behavior
Lydecker JA, Silverman JA, Grilo CM. Disentangling Associations of Children's Sports Participation and Compulsive Exercise With Parenting Practices and Child Disordered Eating Behavior. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 68: 178-183. PMID: 32611508, PMCID: PMC7755740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive exerciseParenting practicesWeight-related parenting practicesFat talkDisorder psychopathologyChildren's sports participationExercise groupChild athleticsEating behaviorsSports participationOnline cross-sectional surveyYouth athleticsParentingChild athletesParentsMore youthAE childrenE childrenChildrenYouthNonathletesCross-sectional surveyPsychopathologyAthletesEating
2024
Multiple marginalization, discrimination, and disordered eating among youth aged 10–11
Boswell R, Launius K, Lydecker J. Multiple marginalization, discrimination, and disordered eating among youth aged 10–11. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 1783-1790. PMID: 38572625, PMCID: PMC11343651, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of discriminationSexual orientation discriminationSample of youth agesWeight-based discriminationMultiple marginsGender discriminationVulnerable youthAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentCross-sectional dataParental incomeYouth agesPoor healthElevated weightIncreased disordered eatingYouthIntervention effortsTreating eating disordersDisordered eatingAssociated with disordered eatingDiscrimination experiencesOrientation discriminationRace/ethnicityIncreased oddsDiscriminationLogistic regression
2022
Digital self-harm is associated with disordered eating behaviors in adults
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM, Hamilton A, Barnes RD. Digital self-harm is associated with disordered eating behaviors in adults. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2022, 27: 2129-2136. PMID: 35066861, PMCID: PMC9288535, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01355-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating-disorder psychopathologyCase–control analytic studiesSelf-harm behaviorsSocial interactionPsychopathologyEvidenceLevel IIIOnline cross-sectional surveyMean thingFirst studyCurrent studyAdultsDemographic characteristicsParticipantsAge-matched controlsFurther researchAnalytic studyCross-sectional surveyBehaviorMethodsParticipantsYouthResearchIndividuals
2018
Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity
Lydecker JA, O’Brien E, Grilo CM. Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2018, 41: 784-791. PMID: 29728951, PMCID: PMC6209524, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9929-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit weight biasWeight biasChild variablesExplicit biasChild psychosocial functioningExplicit weight biasExplicit biasesChildren's resiliencePsychosocial functioningStigmatizing environmentsImplicit biasOverweight/obesityWeight discriminationParentsChildrenBiasResilienceChild healthObesityFunctioningClinical researchYouthBiasesHealthLess bias