2024
How Parents Talk About Weight: Qualitative Content Analysis Using a Randomized Experiment Study Design
Lydecker J, Lou R, Rossa E, Simpson L, Ozbardakci E. How Parents Talk About Weight: Qualitative Content Analysis Using a Randomized Experiment Study Design. Stigma And Health 2024 DOI: 10.1037/sah0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild obesityAssociated with poorer body imageResearchers coded responsesInformation sheetPoor body imageUnhealthy eating behaviorsParents of childrenEducational materialsImplicit attitudesPsychological health consequencesImplicit Attitude TestAttitudes TestEating behaviorsWeight biasQualitative content analysisPsychological consequencesExplanations of obesityConsequences of obesityParents' explanationsSedentary behaviorBody imageBiological causesParental communicationAssociated with themesHealth consequences
2023
Reframing How Providers Advocate for Adolescent Well-Being in Body Image, Eating, and Weight
Ozbardakci E, Lydecker J. Reframing How Providers Advocate for Adolescent Well-Being in Body Image, Eating, and Weight. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 957-962. PMID: 36948394, PMCID: PMC10728998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-based victimizationBody imageWeight-based stigmaNegative mental health consequencesAdolescents' body imagePositive body imageMental health consequencesAdolescent Well-BeingCritical developmental periodBody dissatisfactionAdolescent vulnerabilityImage messagesWeight biasBody concernsAdolescents' homesWell-BeingHealth care providersDevelopmental periodAdolescentsEatingCare providersVictimizationPrevention programsHealth consequencesBody shape
2021
Factors Linking Perceived Discrimination and Weight Bias Internalization to Body Appreciation and Eating Pathology: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Self-Compassion and Psychological Distress
Pullmer R, Kerrigan SG, Grilo CM, Lydecker JA. Factors Linking Perceived Discrimination and Weight Bias Internalization to Body Appreciation and Eating Pathology: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Self-Compassion and Psychological Distress. Stigma And Health 2021, 6: 494-501. PMID: 35360487, PMCID: PMC8963128, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight bias internalizationBody appreciationPsychological distressMediation analysisImpact of discriminationOnline batterySelf-CompassionEating PathologyEffective copingResilience factorsWeight biasPerceived DiscriminationBody imageSocietal stigmaPsychopathologyDiscriminatory experiencesInternalization modelDistressCurrent studyDiscriminationDirect effectCopingAppreciationModeratorBiases
2020
Distinctiveness and significance of body dissatisfaction and overvaluation among Latinx/Hispanic and White men and women
Lydecker JA, Cotter EW, Grilo CM. Distinctiveness and significance of body dissatisfaction and overvaluation among Latinx/Hispanic and White men and women. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2020, 54: 354-364. PMID: 33247450, PMCID: PMC7956228, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvervaluation of weightBody image constructsDisorder psychopathologyWeight-related variablesBody imageImage constructBinge-eating frequencyAssociation of dissatisfactionBody dissatisfactionOnline batteryPsychopathologyWhite individualsCultural variablesDissatisfactionMain effectOvervaluationDepressionImportant distinctionDistinctivenessConstructsIndividualsFurther researchHispanic individualsHispanic adultsParticipants
2019
Parents’ perceptions of parent-child interactions related to eating and body image: an experimental vignette study
Lydecker JA, Cunningham PM, O’Brien E, Grilo CM. Parents’ perceptions of parent-child interactions related to eating and body image: an experimental vignette study. Eating Disorders 2019, 28: 272-288. PMID: 30977721, PMCID: PMC6790154, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2019.1598767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsBody imageParents' perceptionsExperimental vignette studyHealth-promoting strategiesHealth-related decisionsWeight loss effortsVignette studyExperimental vignettesPerceptionEatingFuture researchParentsParents' opinionsVignettesProfessional assistanceChildrenChild healthToneFood ordersExperimental designWeight lossResearchHealthFindings
2016
The Thin-Youth Ideal
Gendron TL, Lydecker J. The Thin-Youth Ideal. The International Journal Of Aging And Human Development 2016, 82: 255-270. PMID: 27076487, DOI: 10.1177/0091415016641693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThin idealBody imageBody image avoidanceBody consciousnessCollege students' attitudesAnxietyYoung adultsAgeismUndergraduate studentsDemonstrate associationHealth attitudesAttitudesStudents' attitudesGenderAvoidanceEducational effortsAdultsCross-sectional studyConsciousnessStudentsRelationshipIdeal