TY - JOUR
T1 - Poor Health and Experiences of Being Bullied in Adolescents
T2 - Self-Perceived Overweight and Frustration with Appearance Matter
AU - Lin, Yi Ching
AU - Latner, Janet D.
AU - Fung, Xavier C.C.
AU - Lin, Chung Ying
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding agencies: This research was supported in part by (received funding from) the startup fund in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Disclosure: The authors declared no conflict of interest. Received: 2 May 2017; Accepted: 14 September 2017; Published online 1 November 2017. doi:10.1002/oby.22041
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Obesity Society.
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Objective: To examine the associations between body image (actual and self-perceived weight status; feelings about appearance) and health outcomes (overall health, life satisfaction, and mental health) and between body image and experiences of being bullied. Methods: Participants included 8,303 children from 7th to 10th grade in the Health Behavior of School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2009-2010 data set, a large-scale sample in the United States. Several multiple linear regressions (with health outcomes as dependent variables) and multivariate logistic regressions (with being bullied or not as dependent variable) were conducted to investigate the associations between each dependent variable and the following independent variables: relationship with parents, frustration with appearance, and actual and self-perceived weight status. Results: Self-perceived underweight, self-perceived overweight (OW), and frustration with appearance were positively associated with being bullied. Frustration with appearance was a risk factor, while good relationship with parents was a protective factor, especially for psychological health outcomes. Self-perceived OW had a stronger association with the experience of being bullied than actual OW. The relationship between actual OW and being bullied might be attenuated when self-perceived OW is simultaneously considered. Conclusions: Body image may be an important factor in the association between weight status and the experience of being bullied.
AB - Objective: To examine the associations between body image (actual and self-perceived weight status; feelings about appearance) and health outcomes (overall health, life satisfaction, and mental health) and between body image and experiences of being bullied. Methods: Participants included 8,303 children from 7th to 10th grade in the Health Behavior of School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2009-2010 data set, a large-scale sample in the United States. Several multiple linear regressions (with health outcomes as dependent variables) and multivariate logistic regressions (with being bullied or not as dependent variable) were conducted to investigate the associations between each dependent variable and the following independent variables: relationship with parents, frustration with appearance, and actual and self-perceived weight status. Results: Self-perceived underweight, self-perceived overweight (OW), and frustration with appearance were positively associated with being bullied. Frustration with appearance was a risk factor, while good relationship with parents was a protective factor, especially for psychological health outcomes. Self-perceived OW had a stronger association with the experience of being bullied than actual OW. The relationship between actual OW and being bullied might be attenuated when self-perceived OW is simultaneously considered. Conclusions: Body image may be an important factor in the association between weight status and the experience of being bullied.
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U2 - 10.1002/oby.22041
DO - 10.1002/oby.22041
M3 - Article
C2 - 29090855
AN - SCOPUS:85040839453
SN - 1930-7381
VL - 26
SP - 397
EP - 404
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
IS - 2
ER -