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dc.contributor.authorM. Mond, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorRodgers, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorJ. Hay, Phillipa
dc.contributor.authorDarby, Anita
dc.contributor.authorOwen, Cathy
dc.contributor.authorT. Baune, Bernhard
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:12:51Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:12:51Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2014-05-15T22:08:53Z
dc.identifier.issn19307381
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/oby.2007.329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/59143
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective was to test the hypothesis that, in women, the association between obesity and impairment in psychosocial functioning is mediated by levels of weight and shape concerns and/or binge-eating frequency. Research Methods and Procedures: Self-report measures of eating disorder psychopathology, mental health functioning, subjective quality of life in the psychological and social domains, and days "out-of-role" associated with any (physical or mental) health problem, were completed by a community sample of women classified as obese (BMI 30 kg/m2, n 639) or non-obese (BMI 30 kg/m2, n 4253). For each of the dependent measures, regression models were used to test the hypothesis of mediation by comparing the strength of the relationship between independent and dependent variables with and without inclusion of the putative mediator in the regression model. Results: On each measure, the conditions for perfect mediation were satisfied when weight or shape concerns acted as the putative mediator, indicating that there was no association between obesity and functional impairment after controlling for weight or shape concerns. In contrast, associations between obesity and impairment in psychosocial functioning remained highly significant when binge-eating frequency was the putative mediator. Discussion: The findings suggest that in women, weight and shape concerns are an important mediator of the relationship between obesity and impairment in psychosocial functioning, whereas binge eating may not be of primary importance. A greater focus on body acceptance in obesity treatment may be indicated.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2769
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2779
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalObesity
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111199
dc.titleObesity and Impairment in Psychosocial Functioning in Women: The Mediating Role of Eating Disorder Features
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorStar, Anita


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