Investigating the Self-Stigma and Quality of Life for Overweight/Obese Children in Hong Kong: a Preliminary Study

被引:30
作者
Wong, Pik Chu [1 ]
Hsieh, Yi-Ping [2 ]
Ng, Hoi Hin [1 ]
Kong, Shuk Fan [1 ]
Chan, Ka Lok [1 ]
Au, Tsz Yeung Angus [1 ]
Lin, Chung-Ying [1 ]
Fung, Xavier C. C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Fac Hlth & Social Sci, Dept Rehabil Sci, Hung Hom, 11 Yok Choi Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ North Dakota, Coll Nursing & Profess Disciplines, Dept Social Work, Grand Forks, ND 58201 USA
关键词
Asia; Children; Health-related quality of life; Overweight; Self-stigma; WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; EATING BEHAVIOR; PARENT-PROXY; HEALTH; ADOLESCENTS; OBESITY; SCHOOL; DISORDERS; ASSOCIATION;
D O I
10.1007/s12187-018-9573-0
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Overweight (OW) children are likely to internalize common weight bias and developed weight-related self-stigma (or self-stigma in short). Also, OW children tended to have poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with higher level of self-stigma associated with poorer HRQoL. However, the aforementioned findings have yet been investigated in the East. This study aimed to test the differences of self-stigma and HRQoL between OW and non-OW children, and to examine the correlations between self-stigma and HRQoL in a Hong Kong sample. OW children (n=50, M-age +/- SD=9.36 +/- 1.17) and non-OW children (n=50, M-age +/- SD=9.73 +/- 1.28) completed questionnaires that measure self-stigma (Weight Bias Internalization Scale [WBIS] and Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire [WSSQ]) and HRQoL (child-reported Kid-KINDL and Sizing Me Up [SMU]). All parents completed parent-reported Kid-KINDL and Sizing Them Up (STU) that measure HRQoL of their children. Compared with non-OW children, OW children had higher self-stigma in WBIS (p=0.003) and WSSQ (p<0.001); lower HRQoL in SMU (p<0.001) and STU (p<0.001). More significant correlations with stronger magnitude (r=-0.28 to -0.61) were shown between self-stigma and HRQoL in OW children than in non-OW children. This study showed that OW children had significantly higher self-stigma and lower HRQoL than did non-OW children in Hong Kong. Moreover, negative correlations between self-stigma and HRQoL were found in OW children. Future studies may want to investigate whether reducing self-stigma of OW children can improve their HRQoL.
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页码:1065 / 1082
页数:18
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