TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Relations between baseline and nonlinear longitudinal changes in children's body mass index and internalizing symptoms
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Tillery, Rachel
A1  - Berlin, Kristoffer S.
A1  - Banks, Gabrielle G.
A1  - Kamody, Rebecca C.
A1  - Rybak, Tiffany M.
SP  - 340
EP  - 349
VL  - 41
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE:  To determine whether initial body mass index for age (zBMI) and internalizing symptoms predict longitudinal changes in zBMI and internalizing symptoms-and the extent to which sex and race moderate these relations.  METHODS:  Participants included 12,674 (51% male) youth from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998-1999. Data were collected in kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th grades. Teacher-reported internalizing symptoms were measured with the Social Rating Scale.  RESULTS:  Internalizing symptoms followed a quadratic growth trajectory, with initial low levels of symptoms that gradually increased over time and eventually leveled. zBMI followed a piecewise growth trajectory, with a transition in slope at 1st grade. Interactions emerged between zBMI and internalizing symptoms for White males.  CONCLUSIONS:  Associations between internalizing symptoms and BMI begin in early childhood for White males, and changes in zBMI are a function of the interactive effect of initial levels of internalizing difficulties and adiposity status.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv080
ID  - ref1
ER  -