{"id":244778,"date":"2026-05-01T07:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=244778"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:09:31","slug":"weight-teasing-from-different-family-members-linked-to-harmful-health-outcomes-for-adolescents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/05\/weight-teasing-from-different-family-members-linked-to-harmful-health-outcomes-for-adolescents\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Teasing from Different Family Members Linked to Harmful Health Outcomes for Adolescents"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weight-related teasing from family members is common among adolescents, and new research from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uconnruddcenter.org\/\">UConn\u2019s Rudd Center for Food Policy &amp; Health<\/a> shows that\u00a0who the teasing comes from\u00a0may play an important\u00a0role in youth health and well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jpepsy\/jsag030\">published in the\u00a0Journal of Pediatric Psychology<\/a>, examined data from a national sample of 1,073 U.S. adolescents ages 10 to 17 to understand how weight teasing from different family members relates to eating behaviors, body image, and internalized weight stigma. Researchers analyzed teasing from 11 specific relatives, including parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jpepsy\/jsag030\">findings<\/a> show that weight teasing from female relatives\u00a0(particularly mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins)\u00a0was consistently associated with more harmful outcomes for adolescents, including binge eating, unhealthy weight control behaviors, lower body appreciation, and greater internalized weight bias. Teasing from male relatives showed fewer and less consistent associations.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost research treats the family as a single source of weight stigma, obscuring the distinct roles of specific members,\u201d said lead author Rui Wu, a\u00a0Ph.D.\u00a0student\u00a0in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS). \u201cOur study provides new evidence that teasing from different family relationships uniquely impacts adolescents\u2019 well-being.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weight teasing from mothers\u00a0emerged\u00a0as the most consistently significant family source associated with negative outcomes for both boys and girls. The study also found that girls reported higher rates of family-based weight teasing than boys, particularly from female relatives.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, researchers found that weight-related stigma was reported across different body sizes. Adolescents considered underweight or at a healthy weight still experienced weight teasing from family members, challenging the assumption that weight teasing affects only youth with higher body weights.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, the study has important implications for future interventions to support adolescents.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cOur findings highlight that reducing weight stigma requires family-centered, relationship-specific approaches that engage the broader family network and equip pediatric healthcare professionals to address the distinct roles that family dynamics play in adolescents\u2019 experiences,\u201d said primary investigator of the study Rebecca Puhl, HDFS professor and deputy director of the Rudd Center.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter the relationship, everyday interactions related to body weight can have\u00a0harmful and lasting\u00a0effects on adolescents\u2019 health and well-being, underscoring the\u00a0importance of\u00a0communicating\u00a0with respect and compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To stay connected with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uconnruddcenter.org\/\">UConn Rudd Center<\/a>\u2019s work, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/uconnruddcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>follow them on social media<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/uconnruddcenter.us10.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=1101bb71c01df421903058a46&amp;id=98bcf90440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>subscribe to their mailing list<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weight teasing from mothers emerged as the most consistently significant family source associated with negative 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