Research & Review Papers
Ackard, D.M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., & Perry, C. (2003). Overeating among adolescents: prevalence and associations with weight-related characteristics and psychological health. Pediatrics, 111, 67-74.
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Amy, N.K., Aalborg, A., Lyons, P., & Keranen, L. (2006). Barriers to routine gynecological cancer screening for White and African-American obese women. International Journal of Obesity, 30, 147-155.
Anderson, S.E., Cohen, P., Naumova, E.N., & Must, A. (2006). Association of depression and anxiety disorders with weight change in a prospective community-based study of children followed up into adulthood. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 160, 285-291.
Anesbury, T., & Tiggemann, M. (2000). An attempt to reduce negative stereotyping of obesity in children by changing controllability beliefs. Health Education Research, 15, 145-152.
Bacardi-Gascon, M., Leon-Reyes, M.J., Jimenez-Cruz, A. (2007) Stigmatization of overweight Mexican children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 38, 99-105.
Bauer, K.W., Yang, Y.W., & Austin, S.B. (2004). “How can we stay healthy when you’re throwing all of this in front of us?” Findings from focus groups and interviews in middle schools on environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity. Health Education & Behavior, 31, 34-46.
Bell, S.K., & Morgan, S.B. (2000). Children’s attitudes and behavioral intentions toward a peer presented as obese: Does a medical explanation for the obesity make a difference? Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 137-145.
Bennett, D. A., & Cooper, C. L. (1999). Eating disturbance as a manifestation of the stress process: A review of the literature. Stress Medicine, 15, 167-182.
Boutelle, K., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., & Resnick, M. (2002). Weight control behaviors among obese, overweight, and nonoverweight adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 531-540.
Braet, C., Tanghe, A., Decaluwe, V., Moens, E., & Rosseel, Y. (2004). Inpatient treatment for children with obesity: weight loss, psychological well-being, and eating behavior. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29, 519-529.
Brewis, A. (2003). Biocultural aspects of obesity in young Mexican school children. American Journal of Human Biology, 15, 446-460.
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Brownell, K.D., Puhl, R., Schwartz, M.B., Rudd, L. (2005). Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies. New York, NY: Guilford Publications.
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Buddeburg-Fisher, B., Klaghofer, R., & Reed, V. (1999). Associations between body weight, psychiatric disorders and body image in females adolescents. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 68, 325-332.
Butler, C., Tull, E.S., Chambers, E.C., & Taylor, J. (2002). Internalized racism, body fat distribution, and abnormal fasting glucose among African-Caribbean women in Dominica, West Indies. Journal of the National Medical Association, 94, 143-8.
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Castellon, A., Bacardí-Gascón, M., Jiménez-Cruz, A. (2004). Perception of healthy and obese Mexican teenagers towards their obese peer. Obesity Research, 12 (Suppl.), A72.
Cattarin, J.A., & Thomspon, J.K. (1994). A three-year longitudinal study of body image, eating disturbance, and general psychological functioning in adolescent females. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 2, 114-125.
Counts, C.R., Jones, C., Frame, C.L., Jarvie, G.J., & Strauss, C.C. (1986). The perception of obesity by normal-weight versus obese school-age children. Child Psychiatry& Human Development, 17, 113-120.
Cramer, P., & Steinwert, T. (1998). Thin is good, fat is bad: How early does it begin? Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 19, 429-451.
Crandall, C.S. (1995). Do parents discriminate against their heavyweight daughters? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 724-735.
Crandall, C.S. (1994). Prejudice against fat people: Ideology and self-interest. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66, 882-894.
Crandall, C.S. (1991). Do heavy-weight students have more difficulty paying for college? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 606-611.
Crandall, C.S., & Schiffhauer, K.L. (1998). Anti-fat prejudice: Beliefs, values, and American culture. Obesity Research, 6, 458-460.
Crocker, J., Cornwell, B., & Major, B. (1993). The stigma of overweight: Affective consequences of attributional ambiguity. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 64, 60-70.
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Crosnoe, R., Muller, C. (2004) Body mass index, academic achievement, and school context: examining the educational experiences of adolescents at risk of obesity. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45, 393-407.
Crystal, D.S., Watanabe, H., & Chen, R.S. (2000). Reactions to morphological deviance: A comparison of Japanese and American children and adolescents. Soc Development, 9, 40-61.
Datar, A., Sturm, R., & Magnabosco, J.L. (2004). Childhood overweight and academic performance: National study of kindergartners and first-graders. Obesity Research, 12, 58-68.
Davison, K.K., & Birch, L.L. (2004). Predictors of fat stereotypes among 9-year-old girls and their parents. Obesity Research, 12, 86-94.
Davison, K.K., & Birch, L.L. (2002). Processes linking weight status and self-concept among girls from ages 5 to 7 years. Developmental Psychology, 38, 735-748.
Davison, K.K., & Birch, L.L. (2001). Weight status, parent reaction, and self-concept in five-year-old girls. Pediatrics, 107, 46-53.
Davison, K.K., Markey, C.N., & Birch, L.L. (2003). A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls’ weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 years. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 33, 320-332.
Daniels, S.R. (2006). The consequences of childhood overweight and obesity. Future of Children, 16, 47-67.
DeJong, W. (1993). Obesity as a characterological stigma: The issue of responsibility and judgments of task performance. Psychological Reports, 73, 963-970.
DeJong, W. (1980). The stigma of obesity: The consequences of naïve assumptions concerning the causes of physical deviance. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21, 75-87.
Dolan, M. S., & Faith, M. S. (in press). Prevention of overweight with young children and families. In J. D. Latner, & G. T. Wilson (eds.) Self-help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Eaton, D.K., Lowry, R., Brener, N.D., Galuska, D.A., & Crosby, A.E. (2005). Associations of body mass index and perceived weight with suicide ideation and suicide attempts among US high school students. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 159, 513-519.
Eaton, D.K., Kann, L., Kinchen, S., Ross, J., Hawkins, J., Harris,W.A., et al. (2006). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2005. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 55, (SS-5):1–108.
Edmunds, L.D. (2005). Parents’ perceptions of health professionals’ responses when seeking help for their overweight children. Journal of Family Practice, 22, 287-292.
Eisenberg, M.E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., & Story, M. (2003). Associations of weight-based teasing and emotional well-being among adolescents. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 157 733-738.
Erermis, S., Cetin, N., Tamar, M., Bukusoglu, N., Akdeniz, F., & Goksen, D. (2004). Is obesity a risk factor for psychopathology among adolescents? Pediatrics International, 46, 296-301.
Fabian, L. J., & Thompson, J. K. (1989). Body image and eating disturbance in young females. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 8, 63-74.
Fairburn, C. G, Doll, H. A., Welch, S. L., Hay, P. J., Davies, B. A., & O'Connor, M. E. (1998). Risk factors for binge eating disorder: A community-based, case-control study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 55, 425-432.
Fairburn, C. G, Welch, S. L., Doll, H. A., Davies, B. A., & O'Connor, M. E. (1997). Risk factors for bulimia nervosa: A community-based, case-control study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 54, 509-517.
Faith, M.S., Leone, M.A., Ayers, T.S., Moonseong, H., & Pietrobelli, A. (2002). Weight criticism during physical activity, coping skills, and reported physical activity in children. Pediatrics, 110, e23.
Falkner, N.H., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Jeffery, R.W., Beuhring, T., & Resnick, M.D. (2001). Social, educational, and psychological correlates of weight status in adolescents. Obesity Research, 9, 32-42.
French, S.A., Story, M., & Perry, C.L. (1995). Self-esteem and obesity in children and adolescents: A literature review. Obesity Research, 3, 479-490.
Friedlander, S.L., Larkin, E.K., Rosen, C.L., Palermo, T.M., & Redline, S. (2003). Decreased quality of life associated with obesity in school-aged children. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 157, 1206-1211.
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Gluck, M. E. (2006). Stress response and binge eating disorder. Appetite, 46, 26-30.
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Goldbacher, E.M., Matthews, K.A., & Salomon, K. (2005). Central adiposity is associated with cardiovascular reactivity to stress in adolescents. Health Psychology, 24, 375-84.
Goodman, E., & Whitaker, R.C. (2002). A prospective study of the role of depression in the development and persistence of adolescent obesity. Pediatrics, 110, 497-504.
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Greenleaf, C., Chambliss, H., Rhea, D.J., Martin, S.B., & Morrow, J.R. (2006). Weight stereotypes and behavioral intentions toward thin and fat peers among White and Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 546-552.
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Griffiths, L.J., Wolke, D., Page, A.S., & Horwood, J.P. (2006). Obesity and bullying: different effects for boys and girls. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 91, 121-125.
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Guyll, M., Matthews, K.A., & Bromberger, J.T. (2001). Discrimination and unfair treatment: Relationship to cardiovascular reactivity among African American and European American women. Health Psychology, 20, 315-325.
Hague, A.L., & White, A.A. (2005). Web-based intervention for changing attitudes of obesity among current and future teachers. Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, 37, 58-66.
Haines, J., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Eisenberg, M.E., & Hannan, P.J. (2006). Weight teasing and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens). Pediatrics, 117, 209-215.
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Hayden-Wade, H.A., Stein, R.I., Ghaderi, A., Saelens, B.E., Zabinski, M.F., & Wilfley, D.E. (2005). Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of teasing experiences among overweight children vs. non-overweight peers. Obesity Research, 13, 1381-92.
Hebl, M.R., & Mannix, L.M. (2003). The weight of obesity in evaluating others: A mere proximity effect. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 28-38.
Henderson, K. E., & Schwartz, M. B. (in press). Treatment of overweight children: practical strategies for parents. In J. D. Latner, & G. T. Wilson (eds.) Self-help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Hesketh, K., Wake, M., & Waters, E. (2004). Body mass index and parent-reported self-esteem in elementary school children: evidence for a causal relationship. International Journal of Obesity, 28, 1333-1337.
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Israel, A.C., & Ivanova, M.Y. (2002). Global and dimensional self-esteem in preadolescent and early adolescent children who are overweight: Age and gender differences. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 424-429.
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Klein, H., & Shiffman, K.S. (2005). Thin is “in” and stout is “out” what animated cartoons tell
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