Psychosocial Stressors

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• Adolescents with higher body weight frequently experience low-income household conditions, mental health comorbidities, bullying, peer victimisation, and adverse childhood experiences. — Is intensive behavioural change enhanced with dialectical behavioural therapy feasible for weight management in adolescents living with higher body weight? A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial in three centres in Canada
• Psychosocial stressors impair emotional development, reduce access to emotionally validating relationships, and limit social support. — Is intensive behavioural change enhanced with dialectical behavioural therapy feasible for weight management in adolescents living with higher body weight? A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial in three centres in Canada
• Psychosocial stressors are a primary reason lifestyle change is often limited in adolescents with higher body weight. — Is intensive behavioural change enhanced with dialectical behavioural therapy feasible for weight management in adolescents living with higher body weight? A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial in three centres in Canada
• Weight-based stigma and body dissatisfaction are recognised concerns in behavioural interventions for adolescents. — Is intensive behavioural change enhanced with dialectical behavioural therapy feasible for weight management in adolescents living with higher body weight? A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial in three centres in Canada
• Mothers are more likely to enrol adolescent girls than boys in lifestyle-based weight management interventions. — Is intensive behavioural change enhanced with dialectical behavioural therapy feasible for weight management in adolescents living with higher body weight? A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial in three centres in Canada