Weight Misperception and Cigarette Smoking among Healthy Weight Adolescents in the U.S.: NHANES 2005-2014

This study examined the relationship between cigarette smoking and body perception across measured body weight among adolescents aged 12-19 years, using 2005-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Adjustment showed that normal weight girls who perceived themselves as overweight...

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Published inJournal of child & adolescent substance abuse Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 323 - 330
Main Authors Akomolafe, Toyin O, Hansen, Andrew R, Hackney, Amy A, Wang, Wei, Thorne-Williams, Daniella R, Zhang, Jian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 2019
Subjects
Adolescents
Body Weight
Misconceptions
Obesity
Self Concept
Smoking
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between cigarette smoking and body perception across measured body weight among adolescents aged 12-19 years, using 2005-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Adjustment showed that normal weight girls who perceived themselves as overweight had a significantly higher smoking prevalence ratio of 2.03 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22-3.40). The prevalence of cigarette smoking and weight misperceptions among adolescent girls indicates a need for topics addressing body perception and body image among students to be included in smoking prevention programs in schools. In addition, factors that shape adolescent girls' perception of body weight should be examined.
ISSN:1067-828X
DOI:10.1080/1067828X.2020.1774025