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@article{1218014,
author = {Almenara, Carlos Arturo and Ježek, Stanislav},
article_location = {United States},
article_number = {3},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236},
keywords = {adolescents; body image; appearance criticism; body weight; physical appearance; teasing; Gender; Obesity; Overweight; Weight Status;},
language = {eng},
issn = {0022-4391},
journal = {Journal of School Health},
title = {The source and impact of appearance teasing: An examination by sex and weight status among early adolescents from the Czech Republic},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236},
volume = {85},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1218014
AU - Almenara, Carlos Arturo - Ježek, Stanislav
PY - 2015
TI - The source and impact of appearance teasing: An examination by sex and weight status among early adolescents from the Czech Republic
JF - Journal of School Health
VL - 85
IS - 3
SP - 163-170
EP - 163-170
PB - Wiley
SN - 00224391
KW - adolescents
KW - body image
KW - appearance criticism
KW - body weight
KW - physical appearance
KW - teasing
KW - Gender
KW - Obesity
KW - Overweight
KW - Weight Status;
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236
L2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236
N2 - BACKGROUND: Some adolescents are victims of negative appearance-related feedback, and this may have lasting adverse effects on their self-evaluation. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and impact of appearance teasing across sex and weight status. METHODS: The participants were 570 Czech adolescents (47.9% girls) evaluated at age 13 during the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood. Instruments used were body mass index and an adapted version of the Physical Experiences Survey that measures appearance teasing sources (parents, peers, among others), body part teased, and the impact of teasing. Chi-square test and multivariate analyses of variance were conducted to compare groups by sex and weight status. Logistic regression was then used for adjusted analyses. RESULTS: Girls were more likely to report appearance teasing than boys. Overweight adolescents, both girls and boys, were more likely to be teased than non-overweight adolescents. Overweight adolescents compared with non-overweight adolescents reported higher levels of impact of body-related teasing. CONCLUSIONS: Czech adolescents continue to adopt the societal standards of Western countries, stigmatizing overweight peers. This may affect more obese adolescents. Future research has to evaluate different sources of appearance-related teasing. Interventions in schools are suitable for the reduction of appearance-related prejudices.
ER -
ALMENARA, Carlos Arturo and Stanislav JEŽEK. The source and impact of appearance teasing: An examination by sex and weight status among early adolescents from the Czech Republic. \textit{Journal of School Health}. United States: Wiley, 2015, vol.~85, No~3, p.~163-170. ISSN~0022-4391. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236.
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