Abstract

DIAZ DE LEON VAZQUEZ, Concepción  and  UNIKEL SANTONCINI, Claudia. Parental negative weight/shape comments and their association with disordered eating behaviors: A systematic review. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.1, pp.134-147. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2019.1.572.

The purpose of this study was to find the association between receiving negative parental weight and shape comments, and the presence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) in young adults. A systematic review was conducted answering the following PECO question: Population / young adults; Exposure / negative comments, criticism or teasing about weight and shape by parents; Comparison groups / not applicable; and Outcome / DEBs. Due to the use of different statistical measurements, a narrative was chosen to present the results. An association between negative comments and DEBs was found in male and female university students. Women reported more negative comments, higher body dissatisfaction and DEBs than men. Body dissatisfaction was found as a mediator of negative comments and DEBs, and sex as a moderator between body dissatisfaction and DEBs. The results have implications for the influence social pressure has on the internalization of the thin-ideal and on body dissatisfaction as risk factors for the development of disordered eating behaviours.

Keywords : Parental influences; Negative comments; Eating disorders; Disordered eating; Body image.

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