Delayed Romantic Experience: Association of Romantic Relationship and Weight Change Patterns over 7 Years among Taiwanese Adolescents
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| Title: | Delayed Romantic Experience: Association of Romantic Relationship and Weight Change Patterns over 7 Years among Taiwanese Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Yeh, Jih-Cheng, Chen, Duan-Rung (ORCID |
| Source: | Youth & Society. Nov 2022 54(8):1330-1351. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Intimacy, Interpersonal Attraction, Body Weight, Time Perspective, Body Composition, Body Height, Junior High School Students, Obesity |
| Geographic Terms: | Taiwan |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0044118X211023517 |
| ISSN: | 0044-118X 1552-8499 |
| Abstract: | Stigmatization of overweight and obese individuals is common in interpersonal relationships. This study investigated longitudinal weight change patterns among Taiwanese adolescents and the relationship of weight change patterns with delayed romantic experience from late adolescence to young adulthood by using a representative panel survey. Individuals were divided into six weight change pattern categories according to changes in their body mass index. Two-stage stratified and clustered sampling was used to obtain a representative student sample, and 1,834 junior high school students were followed up over 7 years. Persistent obesity and a change from an underweight to a normal weight status over 7 years were independently associated with delayed romantic experience in both sexes. Moreover, females but not males who changed from an underweight or normal weight status to an overweight or obese status had increased odds of delayed romantic experience. Persistent obesity should be addressed early in life because it plays a crucial role in delayed romantic experience. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1352786 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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