Identifying the ‘red flags’ for unhealthy weight control among adolescents: Findings from an item response theory analysis of a national survey

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Identifying the ‘red flags’ for unhealthy weight control among adolescents: Findings from an item response theory analysis of a national survey

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Abstract Background Weight control behaviors are common among young people and are associated with poor health outcomes. Yet clinicians rarely ask young people about their weight control; this may be due to uncertainty about which questions to ask, specifically around whether certain weight loss strategies are healthier or unhealthy or about what weight loss behaviors are more likely to lead to adverse outcomes. Thus, the aims of the current study are: to confirm, using item response theory a...

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2012-08-01

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Utter Jennifer / Denny Simon / Robinson Elizabeth / Ameratunga Shanthi / Crengle Sue

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/99

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Disordered eating / Weight loss / Adolescents / Item response theory / Nutritional diseases / Deficiency diseases / Public aspects of medicine

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