Assessment of Actual Weight, Perceived Weight and Desired Weight of Romanian School Children-Opinions and Practices of Children and Their Parents.
actual weight
bullying
children
misperceptions
parents
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 03 2022
16 03 2022
Historique:
received:
29
12
2021
revised:
06
03
2022
accepted:
09
03
2022
entrez:
25
3
2022
pubmed:
26
3
2022
medline:
19
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Children and parental awareness regarding weight is linked to the development and management of overweight and obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the actual weight, perceived weight, and desired weight of Romanian school children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 in seven schools from two counties of Romania and included 880 pupils aged between 10 and 15 years old and 665 parents. We administrated confidential questionnaires to the participants, and we measured children's weight and height during school activities. A total of 61.0% of pupils had normal weight, 7.4% were underweight, and 31.6% were overweight or obese. A total of 66.7% of normal weight children, 56.5% of overweight children, and 40% of underweight children perceived their weight accurately. Regarding parents, a majority correctly appreciated the weight of their normal weight children and only a third appreciated correctly the body weight of their underweight and overweight children. Factors such as body mass index, gender, weight related behaviors, parents' estimation about their children's weight, discussions of weight topics inside family, and bullying, cyberbullying and exclusion from groups were associated with misperceptions. The study provides useful information for health education activities targeting both children and their parents regarding appropriate body weight management of children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35329188
pii: ijerph19063502
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063502
pmc: PMC8950891
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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