Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample
Authors
Qualter, PamelaMurphy, Suzanne
Abbott, Janice
Gardner, Kathryn J.
Japel, Christa
Vitaro, Frank
Boivin, Michel
Tremblay, Richard E.
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2015-02-17
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In the current prospective study, we investigated (1) whether high and low BMI in early childhood puts a child at risk of victimization by their peers, and (2) whether being victimized increases BMI over the short- and long-term, independent of the effect of BMI on victimization. We also examined whether gender moderated these prospective associations. Participants were 1,344 children who were assessed yearly from ages 3 to 10 years as part of the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD). BMI predicted annual increases in victimization for girls aged 6 years and over; for boys aged 7 and 8 years of age, higher BMI reduced victimization over the school year. Further, victimization predicted annual increases in BMI for girls after age 6 years. When these short-term effects were held constant, victimization was also shown to have a three and 5-year influence on annual BMI changes for girls from age 3 years. These short- and long-term cross-lagged effects were evident when the effects of family adversity were controlled. The findings support those from previous prospective research showing a link between higher BMI and victimization, but only for girls. Further, being victimized increased the likelihood that girls would put on weight over time, which then increased future victimization. The implications of these prospective findings for interventions are considered.Citation
Qualter P, Murphy SM, Abbott J, Gardner K J, Japel C, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE (2014) 'Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample', Aggressive Behavior, 41 (2), pp.1-14.Publisher
Wiley periodicals incJournal
Aggressive BehaviorDOI
10.1002/AB.21580PubMed ID
25639714Additional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ab.21580Type
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0096-140XSponsors
Institut de la statistique du Québec, the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Québec Ministry of Families and Seniors, the Lucie et André Chagnon Foundation, the Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC), the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Research Unit on Children’s Psychosocial Maladjustment (GRIP), and the Ste. Justine’s Hospital Research Center.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/AB.21580
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