Year of Publication
2015
College
Public Health
Date Available
5-7-2015
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Committee Member
Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD
Advisor
Katherine Eddens, MPH, PhD
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
Alex Howard, DrPH, ATC
Abstract
Research indicates that high school students constitute the largest portion of those participating in unhealthy weight control behaviors. There is, however, little research that indicates what this behavior is influenced from. This study investigated the relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) and (discordant or concordant) weight perception to weight control behaviors among 9th-12th graders in the United States. Using data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), over 40 states and 13,000 surveys completed. Multiple Chi-square tests were performed, examining the association between BMI and weight perception in relation to weight control behaviors. We then examined whether perception predicted weight control behaviors rather than actual BMI status.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Natalie, "Relationship of BMI and Weight Perception to Weight Controlling Behaviors in 9th-12th Graders in the United States" (2015). Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.). 47.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cph_etds/47
