Table 3.

Adjusted Multivariate Regression Models Demonstrating the Associations of Child Internalized Weight Bias with Child and Parent Characteristics

	Child/parent characteristic	Unadjusted	Adjusted
Model 1	Child teasing (POTS)	0.63 (0.35 to 0.90)***	0.72 (0.40 to 1.03)***
Model 2	Child self-esteem (RSE)	−1.74 (−2.14 to −1.32)***	−1.80 (−2.30 to −1.30)***
Model 3	Parent IWB	0.06 (−0.16 to 0.28)	0.16 (−0.13 to 0.45)
Model 4	Parent weight stigma (PWDS)	0.05 (−0.35 to 0.46)	0.24 (−0.30 to 0.79)

Reported as β-coefficient (95% CI).

The separate adjusted models each included the child/parent characteristic referenced in the model's name in addition to the following covariates: child BMI z-score, child age, child race/ethnicity, parent BMI, household income, and household food insecurity.

^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01, ^***p < 0.001.

IWB, internalized weight bias; POTS, Perception of Teasing Scale; PWDS, Perceived Weight Discrimination Scale; RSE, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.