Social exclusion of the adolescent with overweight: study of sociocentric social networks in the classroom

Abstract

Adolescents with overweight take up peripheral positions within their social network, choosing by themselves not to establish contact with others. Social network analysis is crucial to detect adolescents with overweight at risk of exclusion and help alleviate psychological and social deficits.

Socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children in 24 countries from the World Health Organization European region

“…Research shows that children with overweight and obesity are very likely to maintain their weight status in adult life, 7,8 leading to an increased risk of morbidity and premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in childhood and adulthood 9–12 . In addition to these delayed consequences of excess body weight, children also suffer from immediate consequences, such as stigmatization, bullying in school, social exclusion, low self‐esteem, and body image dissatisfaction 13–15 . Additionally, childhood and adolescent obesity has been repeatedly linked to depression and depressive symptoms 16 …”

“…[9][10][11][12] In addition to these delayed consequences of excess body weight, children also suffer from immediate consequences, such as stigmatization, bullying in school, social exclusion, low selfesteem, and body image dissatisfaction. [13][14][15] Additionally, childhood and adolescent obesity has been repeatedly linked to depression and depressive symptoms. 16 A pooled analysis of the NCD risk factor collaboration estimated that the number of children and adolescents aged 5-19 years with overweight worldwide to be approximately 75 (95% credible interval…”

Interpersonal difficulties in obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform a rejection sensitivity-based model

“…[10]). A growing body of evidence indicates that people with obesity experience frequent and pervasive weight-related stigma [11][12][13], which is associated with isolation, unhealthy lifestyle and poor treatment adherence and health outcomes [14][15][16]. This alarming evidence has led professionals to issue position statements to mitigate the risks and effects of weight stigma in clinical services [14][15][16].…”

“…Furthermore, individuals with eating and weight disorders display increased sensitivity to others' negative feedback, as indicated by an attention and interpretation bias towards social threat (e.g. [21,22]) and unfavourable social comparison and submissive behaviours [13,23]. This evidence has led to the proposal that abnormal eating behaviours, such as overeating, can develop as strategies to deal with negative emotions associated with interpersonal difficulties (e.g.…”

Behavioural Features of Various Social Groups on the Internet

“…In the context of teaching using distance educational technologies, the following functions of working with persons with disabilities are assigned to a teacher: organisation of educational and research activities using ICT; organisation of work on the creation of telecommunication projects; individual and group training in various models; development of various didactic models based on a network resource; preparation of preventive tasks for a lesson; interaction with a curator and psychologist; organisation of work in small groups of cooperation; participation in pedagogical newsgroups and seminars; analysis and evaluation of student work; participation in the moderation process; online and offline consultations; conducting Internet discussions and Internet conferences [16].…”