Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Sep;35(8):905-14. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp140. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
The current study examined the attributes of the reciprocated friends (RF) of a group of clinically referred obese children and the impact of these friendships on emotional well-being.
Classroom visits for 87 obese youth [body mass index (BMI) >95th percentile; 8- to 16-years old) were completed to obtain peer reports of social functioning, including reciprocated friendships, and to identify a demographically similar non-overweight comparison peer (CPO, n = 76). Subsequently, data regarding self-reported emotional well-being were collected from 84 obese children and 74 CPOs.
Most obese children (68%) had at least one RF in their classroom. RFs were similar socially to CPOs and functioned more adaptively in the peer environment relative to obese children. Among obese youth, having at least one reciprocated friendship moderated the effect of sensitive-isolated behavior on loneliness.
Friendships may be a source of support for better psychosocial outcomes for obese youth.
本研究考察了一组临床就诊肥胖儿童的互惠朋友（RF）的特征，以及这些友谊对情感健康的影响。
对 87 名肥胖青少年（BMI>第 95 百分位数；8-16 岁）进行课堂访问，以获得同伴对社交功能的报告，包括互惠友谊，并确定在人口统计学上相似的非超重对照同伴（CPO，n=76）。随后，从 84 名肥胖儿童和 74 名 CPO 中收集了关于自我报告情感健康的数据。
大多数肥胖儿童（68%）在课堂上至少有一个 RF。RF 在社交方面与 CPO 相似，在同伴环境中的功能比肥胖儿童更适应。在肥胖青少年中，至少有一个互惠友谊可以调节敏感孤立行为对孤独感的影响。
友谊可能是肥胖青少年获得更好的社会心理结果的支持来源。
