The Relationship of Obesity and Weight Gain to Childhood Teasing

Feeg, Veronica D.; Candelaria, Laura; Krenitsky-Korn, Susan; Vessey, Judith A.

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2014.08.011

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“…This is an important finding because a longitudinal study examining WB and adverse eating and weight related outcomes found WB from both family and peers predicted unhealthy weight control behaviors and higher body dissatisfaction in females and higher BMI in males (Puhl et al, 2017). Our results also indicate WB was positively correlated with BMI which is consistent with previous reports (Bucchianeri et al, 2014;Feeg et al, 2014;Friedman et al, 2005;Puhl, Peterson, & Luedicke, 2013). It is evident from these results that low-income overweight and obese adolescents are dealing with stigmatizing experiences related to weight.…”

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“…Only one group of researchers examined WB in an ethnically diverse and disadvantaged youth population; however, they explored BMI and weight gain related to WB and not eating behaviors and psychological distress. Also, the analysis from the study focused on gender and not ethnic differences with data from only one school, limiting the generalizability of the findings (Feeg, Candelaria, Krenitsky-Korn, & Vessey, 2014). To our knowledge, no studies have been conducted explicitly focusing on multi-ethnic low-income adolescents examining eating behaviors, weight bias, and psychological functioning with both a non-overweight and overweight sample.…”

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Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Najjar

Jacob

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2018

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Najjar

Jacob

Evangelista

2018

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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“…Our study documented obese children had higher odds of being bullied, which correlated with making fun of body image as the most prevalent type of victimization reported. This nding was identical to multiple worldwide studies that having abnormally high body mass index had been shown to be associated with greater risk of being victimized (55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60). The victims' physical appearance and body image has become one of the commonly targeted aspects in cases of bullying; and high body mass index generally associated with physical inactivity.…”

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The Associated Risk Factors and Psychosocial Adjustments among the Peer Victimized Adolescents in Malaysia: A Population-based Nationwide Study

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Teh³

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Background Bullying and victimization among secondary school – going adolescents is a severe social issue which demands concerted attention from the policy-makers, health-care providers and community. The victimized children, in the long term might develop the deleterious consequences on mental health. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of victimization among Malaysian school-attending adolescents, the associated risk factors and its psychosocial impacts among victims. Methods Data was derived from the Global School Health Survey Malaysia (GSHS-M). A total of 25,461 students aged 13–18 years from 234 randomly selected schools were recruited utilizing a two-state cluster sampling design. The study tool employed standardized self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed descriptively and multivariable logistic regression using SPSS version 20.0. Results About one fifth (17.9%, 95%CI 16.8–19.0) of the respondents reported being victimized at least once in the past 30-days. Made fun of gender and body image was the most prevalent type of bullying (41.0%, 95%CI 38.3–43.8). Multivariable logistic regression analysis further substantiated that likelihood of victimization was higher among the boys (aOR 1.30, 95%CI 1.17–1.44), students of lower secondary form (aOR 1.87, 95%CI 1.64–2.13), those without close friend (aOR 2.09, 95%CI 1.66–2.64) as well as the obese respondents (aOR 1.29, 95%CI 1.13–1.47). Victims without parental support were more likely to missed school (aOR 0.81, 95%CI 0.59–1.13), considered suicide (aOR 1.60, 95%CI 1.18–2.18), made suicide plan (aOR 1.45, 95%CI 2.01–1.08), as well as attempted suicide at least once in the past 12 months (aOR 0.48, 95%CI 0.33–0.69). Conclusion School bullying among secondary school-going adolescents warranted specially tailored intervention strategies, particularly to minimize the physical as well as psychosocial impact among the victims.

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“…Children with depressive symptoms and/or anxiety have a significantly higher chance of being victimized. Being overweight has also been shown to be associated with a greater risk of being bullied (Brixval et al, 2011;Feeg et al, 2014;Fekkes et al, 2006).…”

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