Battling Bullying: Do Obese Children Face the Same Fight?
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
28 February 2014
Abstract
The prevalence of childhood obesity in Canada continues to rise. While the relationship between chronic conditions and related physiological co-morbidities has been examined extensively, less attention has been focused on the psychological and social implications of increased adiposity. This paper addresses the impact of social stigmatization and discrimination, specifically bullying, on the psychological well-being of obese children, and highlights potential solutions from a population health perspective. Additional attention is required to study the impact of stigmatizing experiences on the emotional well-being of obese children and adverse psychosocial outcomes that may be exacerbated by weight bias.
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La prévalence de l'obésité chez les enfants au Canada monte de façon continue. Beaucoup d’études ont examiné le rapport entre les conditions chroniques et les comorbidités physiologiques liées, mais les conséquences de l'accroissement de l'adiposité aux plans psychologique et social ont été peu abordées. Dans le présent article, on examine l'effet sur le bien-être psychologique des enfants obèses de la stigmatisation et la discrimination sociales, et l'intimidation en particulier. En plus, on suggère des solutions possibles qui abordent le problème du point de vue de la santé de la population. L'effet des expériences stigmatisantes sur le bien-être émotionnel des enfants obèses et les aboutissements psychosociaux défavorables qui pourraient être exacerbés par la partialité basée sur le poids sont des sujets qu'il faudra étudier dans des recherches ultérieures.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 32 • Number 4 • December 2013
Pages: 85 - 88
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VanderlooLeigh M. and MandichGillian. 2013. Battling Bullying: Do Obese Children Face the Same Fight?. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
32(4): 85-88. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2013-032
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