Negative body image and weight loss behaviour in Dutch school children

Negative body image and weight loss behaviour in Dutch school children

Background: To assess the prevalence of negative body image and weight loss behaviour among children in primary and secondary school. Methods: Data were collected during the routine health assessment, in 10 767 children in the 6th grade (9-10 years) of primary school and the 2nd grade (13-14 years)...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of public health 2012-02, Vol.22 (1), p.130-133
Hauptverfasser: Bun, Clothilde J.E., Schwiebbe, Lucas, Schütz, Francoise N., Bijlsma-Schlösser, Josette F.M., Hirasing, Remy A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Body Height
Body Image
Body Weight
Boys
Child
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Female
Females
Girls
Health
Health Behavior
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical service
Netherlands
Public health
Schools
Secondary Schools
Self Concept
Self image
Students
Weight control
Weight Loss
Workers
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:Background: To assess the prevalence of negative body image and weight loss behaviour among children in primary and secondary school. Methods: Data were collected during the routine health assessment, in 10 767 children in the 6th grade (9-10 years) of primary school and the 2nd grade (13-14 years) of secondary school in Utrecht, a province in The Netherlands. Weight loss behaviour and body image were assessed during an interview and weight and height were measured. Results: A total of 7.8% of the boys and 13.9% of the girls of primary school had a negative body image (P 
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckr027