Weight Stigma in Youth: Prevalence, Consequences, and Considerations for Clinical Practice.
Rebecca M PuhlLeah M LessardPublished in: Current obesity reports (2020)
Weight stigma is highly prevalent among youth with high body weight, who are targets of weight-based victimization from peers, parents, and teachers. These experiences place youth at risk for psychological distress (primarily depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation), worse social and academic outcomes, and adverse physical health consequences including maladaptive eating behaviors, lower physical activity, substance use, and weight gain. Healthcare professionals and clinicians have important roles to play in efforts to help reduce weight stigma and support youth with obesity. Fundamental to these efforts is the use of supportive, compassionate, and non-stigmatizing communication with youth and their families.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- mental health
- weight gain
- body mass index
- body weight
- weight loss
- mental illness
- birth weight
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- young adults
- clinical practice
- metabolic syndrome
- emergency department
- quality improvement
- risk assessment
- palliative care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- skeletal muscle
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- social media