@article{ref1,
title="Associations between weight-based bullying, developmental internal assets, and perceived social support among youth",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2021",
author="Yourell, Jacqlyn L. and Doty, Jennifer L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: School administrators, counselors, and teachers should be aware of the increased risk of weight-based bullying for youth with obesity and underweight. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="10.1111/josh.13101",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13101"
}