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Similarities between eating attitudes among friendship groups in childhood : the moderating role of child anxiety
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Farrow, Claire, Haycraft, Emma and Meyer, Caroline (2011) Similarities between eating attitudes among friendship groups in childhood : the moderating role of child anxiety. Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 36 (10). pp. 1144-1152. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp105 ISSN 0146-8693.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsp105
Abstract
This study explores the similarities between individual and group eating and weight concerns in 8-11-year-old children. It also evaluates whether child anxiety moderates the relationships between individual and group eating and weight concerns.
METHODS:
One hundred and fifty four children aged 8-11 completed questionnaires concerning their friendship groups, their eating and weight concerns, and their levels of anxiety.
RESULTS:
Children's own scores on dietary restraint, body dissatisfaction, and external eating were significantly correlated with their friendship groups' scores on dietary restraint. Child anxiety moderated the relationships between group dietary restraint and individual scores on external eating. Group levels of dietary restraint predicted higher levels of external eating in children with moderate or high anxiety.
CONCLUSIONS:
In pre-adolescent children, peer group levels of dietary restraint are related to individual eating and weight concerns. More anxious children may be more susceptible to peer influences on their eating behaviors.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology | ||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0146-8693 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | 36 | ||||
| Number: | 10 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1144-1152 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp105 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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