Multiple marginalization, discrimination, and disordered eating among youth aged 10-11.
Rebecca G BoswellKellsey N LauniusJanet A LydeckerPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2024)
Experiences of discrimination contribute to poorer health; however, weight-based discrimination is relatively understudied. Data from a large sample of youth ages 10-11 showed that youth with elevated weight reported experiencing multiple types of discrimination, and multiply-marginalized youth had increased odds of disordered eating with each additional type of discrimination. Together, this suggests that weight-based discrimination is a critical target to prevent and treat eating disorders, especially in multiply-marginalized youth.