Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2011 Apr;32(3):188-95. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318208f576.
To (1) describe type and source of social support perceived by obese youth and examine associations with sociodemographic/anthropometric characteristics, and (2) examine relationships between social support and obesity-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
Seventy-four obese youth and their primary caregivers participated. Youth completed the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale and an obesity-specific HRQOL measure, Sizing Me Up.
Close friends and parents provided the most social support and were rated most important, except for teacher informational support. Classmates and schools provided the least social support. Body mass index z-score was correlated with teacher support frequency (r = -.26, p < .05) and minority youth reported more parent support (t(72) = -2.21, p < .05). Compared with other support providers, classmate support significantly predicted most HRQOL scales (p < .001).
Close friends, parents, and teachers are significant sources of support to youth with obesity; however, classmates play a unique role in the HRQOL of obese youth.
(1)描述肥胖青少年感知到的社会支持的类型和来源,并探讨其与社会人口统计学/人体测量特征的关联;(2)检验社会支持与肥胖特定健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)之间的关系。
74 名肥胖青少年及其主要照顾者参与了研究。青少年完成了儿童和青少年社会支持量表以及肥胖特定的 HRQOL 测量工具,即“ sizing me up”。
亲密朋友和父母提供了最多的社会支持,并且被评为最重要的支持来源,除了教师信息支持。同学和学校提供的社会支持最少。体重指数 z 分数与教师支持频率呈负相关(r = -.26,p <.05),少数民族青少年报告的父母支持更多(t(72) = -2.21,p <.05)。与其他支持提供者相比,同学支持显著预测了大多数 HRQOL 量表(p <.001)。
亲密朋友、父母和教师是肥胖青少年的重要支持来源;然而,同学在肥胖青少年的 HRQOL 中扮演着独特的角色。