A Study of Bullying Victimization and Gender as Predictors of MATCH Treatment Response Among Seventh Grade Boys and Girls

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Olivia Shipp Lynch (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: Bullying victimization may adversely impact treatment response among students in a weight management intervention , but existing research has not directly measured this effect. The current study used existing data from a school-based weight management intervention , Motivating Adolescents with Technology to CHOOSE Health (MATCH) , to examine the relationship between bullying victimization frequency and MATCH treatment response. Participants (n = 1 , 235) were identified as overweight , obese , or severely obese before the intervention began. Results suggest that as students' BMI increase , they report increased bullying victimization experiences; additionally , bullying victimization may negatively impact treatment response for students who are regularly bullied when compared to students who are never bullied. Gender differences were also considered , but there were no statistically significant relationships found between gender and methods of bullying victimization , and gender was not found to moderate the relationship between frequency of bullying victimization and treatment response , as originally hypothesized. Limitations of the current study , finding implications , and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

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Language: English

Date: 2019

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bullying victimization, weight management intervention

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