@article{2d299377555143d8814f8253cd37ac33,
title = "Weight Concerns in Black Youth: The Role of Body Mass Index, Gender, and Sociocultural Factors",
abstract = "Weight concerns are prevalent among Black adolescents and have negative ramifications for well-being. We examined racial identity and racial socialization as potential sociocultural resources that might mitigate the development of weight concerns among Black adolescents, and we evaluated gender differences in these links. Participants were 132 Black youth (45% female; M age = 14.33 years at Time 1) who completed two annual home interviews. Results revealed that for adolescents with high (but not low) body mass indices (BMI), racial identity may be protective against developing weight concerns. Further, fathers{\textquoteright} (but not mothers{\textquoteright}) racial socialization was protective against weight concerns for girls with high BMI. Findings highlight the importance of sociocultural contexts toward refining theory and advancing evidence-based practice.",
author = "Lisse, {Adenique A.} and Hochgraf, {Anna K.} and McHale, {Susan M.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the undergraduate and graduate students and staff who were involved in data collection and the participating families for their time and help. The larger study from which data for this paper were drawn was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD032336, PIs: Susan M. McHale and Ann Crouter). This paper was written while Anna Hochgraf was supported by the Prevention and Methodology Training Program (T32DA017629, PI: Linda M. Collins), and a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31DA051118, PI: Anna Hochgraf), funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Adenique Lisse was supported by McNair Scholars Program. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIDA, NICHD, or the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: The authors thank the undergraduate and graduate students and staff who were involved in data collection and the participating families for their time and help. The larger study from which data for this paper were drawn was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD032336, PIs: Susan M. McHale and Ann Crouter). This paper was written while Anna Hochgraf was supported by the Prevention and Methodology Training Program (T32DA017629, PI: Linda M. Collins), and a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31DA051118, PI: Anna Hochgraf), funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Adenique Lisse was supported by McNair Scholars Program. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIDA, NICHD, or the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Society for Research on Adolescence.",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1111/jora.12692",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "32",
pages = "1341--1353",
journal = "Journal of Research on Adolescence",
issn = "1050-8392",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}