Abstract
This study examined the association between adolescents’ obesity and sociometric status among their peers across 1 year. The participants were 2,528 junior high school students from Taiwan (mean age = 13.31 years). The negative associations discovered between obesity and sociometric status were both concurrent and cumulative. Moreover, the adolescents who changed from nonobese to obese were more likely to have lower social acceptance and be isolated in their classrooms. These findings inform concerns regarding the sociometric status of adolescents who are (or are becoming) obese.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 789-803 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Early Adolescence |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 01 06 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2019.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- adolescent health
- isolation
- obesity
- social acceptance
- sociometric status
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Association of Weight With Sociometric Status in Classrooms of Taiwanese Adolescents'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver