Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity
Main Authors: Gunnarsdottir, T, Njardvik, U, Olafsdottir, A S, Craighead, L W, Bjarnason, R
Other Authors: Centre of Public Health, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature 2013
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spelling ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/299063 2023-05-15T16:52:20+02:00 Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies. Gunnarsdottir, T Njardvik, U Olafsdottir, A S Craighead, L W Bjarnason, R Centre of Public Health, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland 2013-08-19 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299063 https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.181 en eng Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.181 http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v36/n1/full/ijo2011181a.html Int J Obes (Lond) 2012, 36(1):35-44 1476-5497 21968761 doi:10.1038/ijo.2011.181 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299063 International journal of obesity (2005) Archived with thanks to International journal of obesity (2005) Landspitali Access - LSH-aðgangur Adolescent Behavior Therapy Body Mass Index Child Depression Educational Status Family Therapy Female Humans Iceland Male Obesity Parents Peer Group Public Health Questionnaires Self Concept Social Adjustment Social Distance Article 2013 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.181 2022-05-29T08:21:51Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The first objective was to determine the prevalence of psychological maladjustment (emotional and behavioural problems), low academic competencies and teasing/social rejection among obese Icelandic children enrolling in a family-based behavioural treatment. A second objective was to explore the degree to which teasing/social rejection specifically contributes to children's psychological adjustment and academic competencies when controlling for other variables, including demographics, children's physical activity, parental depression and life-stress. Participants were 84 obese children (mean body mass index-standard deviation score=3.11, age range=7.52-13.61 years). Height and weight, demographics and measures of children's psychological adjustment, academic competencies, teasing/social rejection and physical activity were collected from children, parents and teachers. Parental depression and life-stress was self-reported. Over half the children exceeded cutoffs indicating concern on at least one measure of behavioural or emotional difficulties. Children endorsed significant levels of teasing/social rejection, with almost half acknowledging they were not popular with same-gender peers. Parent reports of peer problems were even higher, with over 90% of both boys and girls being rated by their parents as having significant peer difficulties. However, rates of low academic competencies as reported by teachers were not different from those of the general population. In regression analyses controlling for other variables, self-reported teasing/social rejection emerged as a significant contributor to explaining both child psychological adjustment and academic competencies. The results indicate that among obese children enrolled in family-based treatment, self-reported teasing/social rejection is quite high and it is associated with poorer psychological adjustment as well as lower academic competencies. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive International Journal of Obesity 36 1 35 44
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topic Adolescent
Behavior Therapy
Body Mass Index
Child
Depression
Educational Status
Family Therapy
Female
Humans
Iceland
Male
Obesity
Parents
Peer Group
Public Health
Questionnaires
Self Concept
Social Adjustment
Social Distance
spellingShingle Adolescent
Behavior Therapy
Body Mass Index
Child
Depression
Educational Status
Family Therapy
Female
Humans
Iceland
Male
Obesity
Parents
Peer Group
Public Health
Questionnaires
Self Concept
Social Adjustment
Social Distance
Gunnarsdottir, T
Njardvik, U
Olafsdottir, A S
Craighead, L W
Bjarnason, R
Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
topic_facet Adolescent
Behavior Therapy
Body Mass Index
Child
Depression
Educational Status
Family Therapy
Female
Humans
Iceland
Male
Obesity
Parents
Peer Group
Public Health
Questionnaires
Self Concept
Social Adjustment
Social Distance
description To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The first objective was to determine the prevalence of psychological maladjustment (emotional and behavioural problems), low academic competencies and teasing/social rejection among obese Icelandic children enrolling in a family-based behavioural treatment. A second objective was to explore the degree to which teasing/social rejection specifically contributes to children's psychological adjustment and academic competencies when controlling for other variables, including demographics, children's physical activity, parental depression and life-stress. Participants were 84 obese children (mean body mass index-standard deviation score=3.11, age range=7.52-13.61 years). Height and weight, demographics and measures of children's psychological adjustment, academic competencies, teasing/social rejection and physical activity were collected from children, parents and teachers. Parental depression and life-stress was self-reported. Over half the children exceeded cutoffs indicating concern on at least one measure of behavioural or emotional difficulties. Children endorsed significant levels of teasing/social rejection, with almost half acknowledging they were not popular with same-gender peers. Parent reports of peer problems were even higher, with over 90% of both boys and girls being rated by their parents as having significant peer difficulties. However, rates of low academic competencies as reported by teachers were not different from those of the general population. In regression analyses controlling for other variables, self-reported teasing/social rejection emerged as a significant contributor to explaining both child psychological adjustment and academic competencies. The results indicate that among obese children enrolled in family-based treatment, self-reported teasing/social rejection is quite high and it is associated with poorer psychological adjustment as well as lower academic competencies. ...
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author Gunnarsdottir, T
Njardvik, U
Olafsdottir, A S
Craighead, L W
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Bjarnason, R
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title Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
title_short Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
title_full Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
title_fullStr Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
title_full_unstemmed Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
title_sort teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment: effects on psychological adjustment and academic competencies.
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