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Association Between Weight-Teasing And Physical Activity In Adolescents

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo

Volume

35

Issue

3

First Page

309

Last Page

315

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the association between weight-teasing and physical activity in students from public schools of Curitiba, Paraná (Southern Brazil). METHODS: The sample consisted of 95 students (48 boys and 47 girls) aged 12 to 14 years old. The Perception of Weight Teasing (POTS) and The Perception of Weight Teasing during Physical Activity Scale assessed the frequency of weight-teasing experienced by the participants. Accelerometers measured physical activity. BMI assessed the weight status of the participants. Pearson correlations analyzed the association between the teasing and physical activity variables at a significance level of 0.05. RESULTS: The relationship between teasing variables and physical activity was not significant. A large proportion of participants failed to meet the recommended levels of physical activity regardless of sex (72%), and girls were significantly less physically active than boys (56.3% of boys and 89.4% of girls; p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Some participants were targets of weight-teasing, but teasing was not related to physical activity. Interventions are necessary to educate middle school students about the harmful consequences of weight teasing.

Original Publication Date

10-5-2017

DOI of published version

10.1590/1984-0462/;2017;35;3;00005

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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