Ten-year trends in bullying, discrimination and suicidality among adolescents experiencing overweight and obesity in British Columbia
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Al-anzi, Shams Moh'd Fares
issued: 2021-10-04T22:26:33Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Weight-related challenges in young people under twenty four years of age is a global health issue. Young people who are overweight or obese often feel socially devalued, and subsequently experience weight-related victimization. These experiences place young people at a higher risk of suicidal behaviours. Justification: There is a gap in the scholarly literature examining whether the prevalence of weight-related victimization and suicidality has changed over time while assessing the disparities in these experiences among Canadian young people. Objective: To examine how weight-related victimization and suicidality have been affected over ten years amongst high-school boys and girls of different weight groups in British Columbia. Methods: A secondary analysis of data was conducted using the British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey (B.C. AHS) of grades seven and twelve students over three survey cycles. Weight-related experiences of interest included teasing, social exclusion, physical assault, appearance-related discrimination, and suicidality (ideation, attempt). Disaggregated by weight status and survey cycle, data were analyzed using cross-tab analyses and aged-adjusted logistic regressions for boys and girls. Results: Weight-related bullying, discrimination, and suicidality were more prevalent among overweight/obese and underweight boys and girls compared to their healthy weight peers with some exceptions and considerations. In terms of change over time between 2003 and 2013, teasing and social exclusion increased among healthy weight boys and girls and teasing increased among underweight girls. Physical assault decreased among healthy weight boys and girls and overweight/obese boys. Appearance-related discrimination decreased among most weight categories except healthy weight girls as they had increasing trends. Suicidal ideation decreased among boys and girls, except underweight boys. Suicidal attempt decreased only among healthy weight girls. Year-b…
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note: TEN-YEAR TRENDS IN BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION AND SUICIDALITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA by Shams Moh’d Fares Al-anzi A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER) September 2021 © Shams Moh’d Fares Al-anzi, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Ten-Year Trends in Bullying, Discrimination and Suicidality Among Adolescents Experiencing Overweight and Obesity in British Columbia submitted by Shams Moh’d Fares Al-anzi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nursing Examining Committee: Emily Jenkins, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, UBC Co-Supervisor Farinaz Havaei, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UBC Co-Supervisor Elizabeth Saewyc, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar Director, School of Nursing, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Background: Weight-related challenges in young people under twenty four years of age is a global health issue. Young people who are overweight or obese often feel socially devalued, and subsequently experience weight-related victimization. These experiences place young people at a higher risk of suicidal behaviours. Justification: There is a gap in the scholarly literature examining whether the prevalence of weight-related victimization and suicidality has changed over time while assessing the disparities in these experiences among Canadian young people. Objective: To examine how weight-related victimization and suicidality have been affected over ten years amongst high-school boys and girls of different weight groups in British Columbia. Methods: A secondary analysis of data was conducted using the British Columbia Adolescent Health Su…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0402419
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Havaei, Farinaz
contributor: Jenkins, Emily (Emily K.), 1981-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79883