ERIC Number: EJ1319767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Associations between Weight-Based Bullying, Developmental Internal Assets, and Perceived Social Support among Youth
Journal of School Health, v92 n1 p42-51 Jan 2022
Background: Youth with obesity are likely to experience weight-based bullying victimization, and adolescents have the highest obesity rates among children. Factors that protect youth from traditional bullying victimization may protect youth from weight-based bullying victimization: internal assets such as positive identity and social competence, and external assets such as perceived support from parents and friends. Methods: To examine this proposition, data from 8th, 9th, and 11th graders were obtained from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 126,495). Logistic regressions were conducted to identify the relationship between assets and weight-based bullying and to determine possible moderation by weight status. Results: Results demonstrate that positive identity, parent support, and friend support were associated with lower odds of experiencing weight-based bullying victimization. Moderation analyses revealed that perceived parent support was most protective against experiencing weight-based bullying victimization among youth with obesity compared to youth with overweight, normal weight, or underweight. Conclusion: School administrators, counselors, and teachers should be aware of the increased risk of weight-based bullying for youth with obesity and underweight. Results underscore the need to foster youth's internal assets like positive identity to promote a strength-based approach for prevention. Parent involvement is warranted in weight-based bullying prevention efforts.
Descriptors: Body Weight, Bullying, Social Support Groups, Obesity, Victims, Self Esteem, Interpersonal Competence, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 11
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 11
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture
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Grant or Contract Numbers: FLAFYC005789