TY - JOUR
T1 - Weight status as a mediator of the association between preschool extraversion and adolescent restrained eating
AU - Hankey, Maren
AU - Kidwell, Katherine M.
AU - Nelson, Jennifer Mize
AU - Espy, Kimberly Andrews
AU - Nelson, Timothy D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Objectives To determine the longitudinal association between preschool extraversion and weight/ dieting outcomes in adolescence. Methods Children (N = 180) were recruited as part of a longitudinal study, with child temperament assessed in preschool (age 5.25 years), weight assessed in 2nd grade and early adolescence, and eating outcomes assessed in early adolescence (mean age =12.02 years). Results Preschoolers high in extraversion were significantly more likely to have higher body mass index z-scores (zBMI) and more restrained eating behaviors in adolescence. zBMI was found to mediate the relationship between extraversion and restrained eating, such that children with high levels of extraversion were more likely to have higher zBMI in adolescence and, owing to this higher weight status, to engage in more restrained eating. Conclusions Temperament is an important predictor of later maladaptive weight/dieting outcomes in adolescence, making it a potentially important early factor to consider in weight management interventions.
AB - Objectives To determine the longitudinal association between preschool extraversion and weight/ dieting outcomes in adolescence. Methods Children (N = 180) were recruited as part of a longitudinal study, with child temperament assessed in preschool (age 5.25 years), weight assessed in 2nd grade and early adolescence, and eating outcomes assessed in early adolescence (mean age =12.02 years). Results Preschoolers high in extraversion were significantly more likely to have higher body mass index z-scores (zBMI) and more restrained eating behaviors in adolescence. zBMI was found to mediate the relationship between extraversion and restrained eating, such that children with high levels of extraversion were more likely to have higher zBMI in adolescence and, owing to this higher weight status, to engage in more restrained eating. Conclusions Temperament is an important predictor of later maladaptive weight/dieting outcomes in adolescence, making it a potentially important early factor to consider in weight management interventions.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Longitudinal research
KW - Weight management
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx049
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx049
M3 - Article
C2 - 28369620
AN - SCOPUS:85029214750
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 42
SP - 882
EP - 891
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 8
ER -