Negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization in a US sample of children and adolescents
Authors' conclusion
Frequent negative familial weight talk was associated with higher weight bias internalization across gender and weight status and in non-Hispanic White children only.
Study context
- Population
- 5th-7th graders (10–15 years old) in Massachusetts; 52.3% girls, 21.3% BMI ≥85th percentile, 54.8% non-Hispanic White
- Participants
- 375 participants
- Exposure
- Negative familial weight talk occasionally or often vs never
- Outcome
- Weight bias internalization (Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Weight bias internalization
Ratio of means
1.12
P = 0.024
Occasionally
Ratio of means
1.48
P < 0.001
Often
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Ratio of means | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · girls | 1.66 | P < 0.001 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · boys | 1.32 | P = 0.007 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · BMI <85th percentile | 1.44 | P = 0.007 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · BMI ≥85th percentile | 1.39 | P = 0.001 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · non-Hispanic White | 1.78 | P < 0.001 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · Hispanic | 1.25 | P = 0.085 |
| Weight bias internalization by subgroup, often vs neverOften vs Never · non-Hispanic Black | 1.20 | P = 0.31 |
Original publication
Negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization in a US sample of children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. Published 20 February 2024. doi:10.
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