Peer Victimization in Adolescents With Severe Obesity: The Roles of Self-Worth and Social Support in Associations With Psychosocial Adjustment.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 42(3): 272-282, 2017 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-27680082
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine the associations of peer victimization with internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, social competence, and academic performance in a clinical sample of adolescents with severe obesity, and whether self-worth and social support affect these associations.Methods:
Multisite cross-sectional data from 139 adolescents before weight loss surgery ( M age = 16.9; 79.9% female, 66.2% White; M Body Mass Index [BMI] = 51.5 kg/m 2 ) and 83 nonsurgical comparisons ( M age = 16.1; 81.9% female, 54.2% White; M BMI = 46.9 kg/m 2 ) were collected using self-reports with standardized measures.Results:
As a group, participants did not report high levels of victimization. Self-worth mediated the effects of victimization on a majority of measures of adjustment, and further analyses provided evidence of the buffering effect of social support for some mediational models.Conclusions:
Self-worth and social support are important targets for prevention and intervention for both victimization and poor adjustment in adolescent severe obesity.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Grupo Associado
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Autoimagem
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Apoio Social
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Obesidade Mórbida
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Vítimas de Crime
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article