Cross-national perspectives about weight-based bullying in youth: nature, extent and remedies.
Pediatr Obes
; 11(4): 241-50, 2016 08.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26149218
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
No cross-national studies have examined public perceptions about weight-based bullying in youth.OBJECTIVES:
To conduct a multinational examination of public views about (i) the prevalence/seriousness of weight-based bullying in youth; (ii) the role of parents, educators, health providers and government in addressing this problem and (iii) implementing policy actions to reduce weight-based bullying.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey of adults in the United States, Canada, Iceland and Australia (N = 2866).RESULTS:
Across all countries, weight-based bullying was identified as the most prevalent reason for youth bullying, by a substantial margin over other forms of bullying (race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion). Participants viewed parents and teachers as playing major roles in efforts to reduce weight-based bullying. Most participants across countries (77-94%) viewed healthcare providers to be important intervention agents. Participants (65-87%) supported government augmentation of anti-bullying laws to include prohibiting weight-based bullying. Women expressed higher agreement for policy actions than men, with no associations found for participants' race/ethnicity or weight. Causal beliefs about obesity were associated with policy support across countries.CONCLUSIONS:
Across countries, strong recognition exists of weight-based bullying and the need to address it. These findings may inform policy-level actions and clinical practices concerning youth vulnerable to weight-based bullying.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Atitude
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Vítimas de Crime
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Bullying
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article