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Direct linkKaren A. Patte; Mahmood R. Gohari; Kristen M. Lucibello; Richard E. Bélanger; Ann H. Farrell; Scott T. Leatherdale – Journal of School Violence, 2024
We examined bullying victimization spanning from before the pandemic to the two school years post COVID-19 onset in adolescents. We used survey data from Canadian secondary school students collected during the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 academic years. Generalized Estimating Equations models were used to estimate the population average odds of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, School Violence, Pandemics
Olsen, Brian; Ritchey, Phillip; Mesnard, Erica; Nabors, Laura – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
Obesity among children in the USA is a growing epidemic that has received national attention (Puhl and Heuer 2010). Research suggests that children who are overweight are at increased risk for various health conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, cancer, and hypertension (Jelalian and Mehlenbeck 2003). In addition to risks to physical health,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Social Bias, Friendship
Morales, Danielle X.; Grineski, Sara E.; Collins, Timothy W. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019
We examine separate and combined effects of children's body size and gender on school bullying victimization in the United States. Second-grade data for the 2012/13 school year from the US Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort, 2011 were analyzed, hierarchical generalized logistic modeling was used, and three forms of school…
Descriptors: Human Body, Body Height, Body Weight, Gender Differences
Webb, Haley J.; Kerin, Jessica L.; Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Emotional eating, defined as eating in response to affect, may increase during early adolescence, a time of heightened emotionality and increased prevalence of emotional disorders. We investigated change in emotional eating, while also testing the influence of social-emotional risk factors. Study participants (N = 379, mean age [M[subscript age]]…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Addressing Size Stereotypes: A Weight Bias and Weight-Related Teasing Intervention among Adolescents
Download full textMiyairi, Maya; Reel, Justine J.; Próspero, Moisés; Okang, Esther N. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a weight-related teasing prevention program implemented for both female and male students in a school setting. Methods: Junior High School students (N = 143) in seventh grade were invited to participate in the program. One hundred eighteen participants completed pre- and posttest surveys to assess…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Stereotypes, Human Body, Self Esteem
Miyairi, Maya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to implement a weight-related teasing prevention program and evaluate the effectiveness of the program among adolescents. One hundred forty-three students in 7th-grade in health classes at the middle school were asked to participate in the study. The weight-related teasing prevention program was implemented as part of…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
