Body Dissatisfaction and Health Risk Behaviors Among Middle School Girls

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of School Health Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI:10.1111/josh.13440

Kelly Perniciaro RMHCI, Michele J. Moore PhD, Robert J. Zeglin PhD, Kassie R. Terrell PhD

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

Previous studies demonstrate a relationship between body dissatisfaction and substance use and suicidal ideation among older adolescent girls and young women while less documentation exists for early adolescence. This study explored the relationship between reported weight loss attempts and substance use history and suicidal thoughts among younger female adolescents.

METHODS

Participants (n = 1656) were middle school female students who participated in the 2019 Youth Behaviors Risk Survey. Participants were coded as “Trying to lose weight” and “Not trying to lose weight.” Two hierarchal multiple binary logistic regressions were conducted, 1 for each of the dependent variables: (1) substance use history and (2) suicidality.

RESULTS

Fifty-seven percent of the participants were trying to lose weight, 40% reported suicidal thoughts and 45% reported substance use history. Trying to lose weight was a significant predictor for both substance use (p < .01) and suicidality (p < .001).

CONCLUSIONS

Body dissatisfaction and its association with risky health behaviors highlight the need for prevention education at earlier ages while reinforcing the need for availability of school counselors.

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初中女生的身体不满意度和健康风险行为。

背景：以往的研究表明，在年龄较大的青春期少女和年轻女性中，身体不满意与药物使用和自杀想法之间存在关系，而关于青春期早期的研究文献较少。本研究探讨了低龄女性青少年所报告的减肥尝试与药物使用史和自杀想法之间的关系：参与者（n = 1656）为参加 2019 年青少年行为风险调查的初中女生。参与者被编码为 "尝试减肥 "和 "未尝试减肥"。对因变量：（1）药物使用史和（2）自杀倾向，分别进行了两次分层多元二元逻辑回归：结果：57%的参与者试图减肥，40%的参与者有自杀倾向，45%的参与者有药物使用史。试图减肥是使用药物的一个重要预测因素（p 结论）：对身体的不满意及其与危险健康行为的关联凸显了在较低年龄段开展预防教育的必要性，同时也加强了学校辅导员的必要性。

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来源期刊

Journal of School Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

9.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of School Health is published 12 times a year on behalf of the American School Health Association. It addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth. The journal is a top-tiered resource for professionals who work toward providing students with the programs, services, and environment they need for good health and academic success.