Why Adolescents Are Seeking Weight Loss Support: Understanding Weight Concerns in Youth

In this Video Abstract, Melissa Little discusses her co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Weight concern and desire for weight loss support in adolescents: Results from a large cross-sectional school survey’. Excess weight and weight concern among adolescents can lead to adverse physical and psychosocial health consequences. This study aims to examine levels of weight concern, desire for weight support, and their associations in adolescents.

Learning Objectives 1. Examine the proportion of adolescents with weight and shape concern. 2. Determine how these concerns relate to the desire for weight loss support. 3. Explore how these patterns vary across demographic factors including age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. 4. Investigate whether weight concern independently predicts desire for weight-related support, and whether this relationship is moderated by demographic characteristics. 5. Address a key evidence gap in adolescents' support preferences, helping stakeholders understand the current landscape and to inform future interventions and public health strategy.

Paper Link https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70124

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