| Summary: | There are many researches that indicate that obese children experience lower quality of life compared to healthy weight children. The main goal of this study was to find out if emotional symptoms, bullying or teasing, prosocial behavior and BMI-SDS were predictors for obese children’s quality of life. Two hypotheses were put forward in the research: obese children that were victims of bullying or teasing experienced lower quality of life than obese children who did not and obese girls show better prosocial behavior scores than obese boys. It was possible to reject both null hypothesis. The participants were 153 parents of obese children, 83 girls and 70 boys and the children were 5 – 14 years old. About 50% were a victims of bullying, 38% experienced emotional problems and about 20% showed low prosocial behavior. To examine the goal of the research multiple regression was used which showed that emotional symptoms, bullying or teasing, prosocial behavior and BMI-SDS predicted 43% of the PedsQL scores. To ensure obese children's rights it is necessary to research their quality of life in clinical sample which could enhance our understanding about the role of mental and behavioral factors among obese children. Key word: Children’s obesity, BMI, SDQ, PedsQL, Bullying Það eru margar rannsóknir sem gefa til kynna að tengsl séu á milli offitu barna og lágra lífsgæða samanborið við börn sem eru í kjörþyngd. Meginmarkmið þessarar rannsóknar var að komast að því hvort tilfinningaleg vandamál, einelti eða stríðni, félagshæfni og BMI-SDS hefðu áhrif á lífsgæði barna sem eru að glíma við offitu. Tvær tilgátur voru settar fram í rannsókninni: Upplifa börn sem eru fórnarlömb eineltis eða stríðni lægri lífsgæði en of feit börn sem ekki verða fyrir einelti eða stríðni. Sýna stúlkur sem glíma við offitu betri félagshæfni en of feitir strákar. Báðar tilgáturnar stóðust og hægt var að hafna null tilgátuni. Þátttakendur voru 153 foreldrar of feitra barna, börnin voru á aldrinum 5 – 14 ára, 83 stúlkur og 70 strákar. Um það bil ...
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