@article{ref1,
title="Bullying and negative appearance feedback among adolescents: is it objective or misperceived weight that matters?",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2017",
author="Lee, Kirsty and Dale, Jeremy and Guy, Alexa and Wolke, Dieter",
volume="63",
number="",
pages="118-128",
abstract="This study investigated (1) whether involvement in bullying as a bully, victim or bully-victim was associated with objectively measured overweight or underweight, or whether it was related to weight misperception (i.e., inaccurate perceptions), and (2) whether appearance-specific feedback mediated the relationship between bullying and weight misperception. In Stage 1, 2782 adolescents aged 11-16 years from British secondary schools were screened for peer bullying and victimisation. In Stage 2, 411 adolescents with weight and height data (objective n = 319, self-report n = 92) also self-reported on their weight perception and appearance-specific feedback. Neither bullying nor victimisation were related to objective underweight or overweight. Victims were at increased odds of overweight misperception, while bully-victims were at increased odds of underweight misperception. Additionally, there was an indirect effect of appearance feedback on overweight misperception in bully-victims. Both victims and bully-victims are at increased risk of weight misperception, posing further detrimental effects to their health and wellbeing.<br><br>Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.12.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.12.008"
}