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School absenteeism and impairment associated with weight bullying
Lydecker J, Winschel J, Gilbert K, Cotter E. School absenteeism and impairment associated with weight bullying. Journal Of Adolescence 2023, 95: 1478-1487. PMID: 37487590, PMCID: PMC10731314, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-based bullyingFamily lifeSocial lifeForms of bullyingPhysical health consequencesSchool-aged childrenSecretive eatingExperience impairmentsChildren's experiencesImpaired functioningLevel of influencePeer groupBullyingSignificant impairmentGym classesPercent of parentsUnited StatesCurrent studyParentsSocialChildrenImpairmentSchoolsHealth consequencesDifferent forms
2024
The children of parents who receive treatment for binge‐eating disorder experience improvements in disordered eating
Lydecker J, Ozbardakci E, Grilo C. The children of parents who receive treatment for binge‐eating disorder experience improvements in disordered eating. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 745-751. PMID: 38308384, PMCID: PMC10947894, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinge-eating disorderBinge eatingDisordered eating behaviorsEating behaviorsSecretive eatingParent changesDisordered eatingAssociated with disordered eating behaviorsEating-disorder psychopathologyEnd-of-treatment assessmentParental eating disordersAssociated with changesChildren of parentsCross-sectional workChild disordered eating behaviorsBinge-eating frequencyEating disordersSchool-aged childrenParental treatmentUntreated family membersParent medicationLongitudinal researchBingeBaseline assessmentEating