In “Obesity and bullying: different effects for boys and girls,” the ALSPAC study team L J Griffiths, D Wolke, A S Page, and J P Horwood argues clearly that both obese boys and girls are more likely to be victims of bullying due to the fact of their appearance. Likewise some obese boys are more likely to become bullies because of their physical dominance. Adolescents of any age group have a negative perspective and are prejudices towards boys and girls who are obese.
Bullying usually occurs in a school setting and can happen in any part of the world. Being an obese adolescent can target a child to become a victim of bullying. There are two words to describe the type of bullying. The first term is overate bullying which means the adolescent …show more content…
After reading this article and seeing the results of the test conducted to determine the effects of bullying in obese boys and girls it’s clear to see that boys are more likely to be the ones to be bullied physical and also can be the ones who bully other children. According to the experts who conducted this study “Boys are more often victims of physical bullying if they are physically weaker, while recent evidence also suggests that overweight and obese adolescent boys are more likely to be perpetrators of bullying than their average weight peers.” (Wolke D, Woods S, Bloomfield L, et al. pg. 18, 20) (Olweus D pg. 19) “For girls, appearance and the lack of close friendships may expose them more to victimization.” (Janssen I pg. …show more content…
The year difference between these two ages was to predict if the child was involved in any bullying a year later at 8.5. In the procedure children were inquire if they had gotten any forms or received relational or overt bullying, or if they were the ones who were using different types of relational or overt bullying to hurt other children around them. While interviewing the children not once was the word bullying brought up only descriptions of behavior. If the child encountered any type of bullying or if they had been the ones bullying another child they were asked how many times the incident occurred. The prevalence of bullying results showed that 34% of obese girls were overt victims, and 17% relational victims; while 36% of obese boys were victims of relational bullying, 18% victims of relational bullying, and 14% overt bully perpetrators a year later. This study also amplifies that pre-adolescent obesity prevents harmful social
Bullying usually occurs in a school setting and can happen in any part of the world. Being an obese adolescent can target a child to become a victim of bullying. There are two words to describe the type of bullying. The first term is overate bullying which means the adolescent …show more content…
After reading this article and seeing the results of the test conducted to determine the effects of bullying in obese boys and girls it’s clear to see that boys are more likely to be the ones to be bullied physical and also can be the ones who bully other children. According to the experts who conducted this study “Boys are more often victims of physical bullying if they are physically weaker, while recent evidence also suggests that overweight and obese adolescent boys are more likely to be perpetrators of bullying than their average weight peers.” (Wolke D, Woods S, Bloomfield L, et al. pg. 18, 20) (Olweus D pg. 19) “For girls, appearance and the lack of close friendships may expose them more to victimization.” (Janssen I pg. …show more content…
The year difference between these two ages was to predict if the child was involved in any bullying a year later at 8.5. In the procedure children were inquire if they had gotten any forms or received relational or overt bullying, or if they were the ones who were using different types of relational or overt bullying to hurt other children around them. While interviewing the children not once was the word bullying brought up only descriptions of behavior. If the child encountered any type of bullying or if they had been the ones bullying another child they were asked how many times the incident occurred. The prevalence of bullying results showed that 34% of obese girls were overt victims, and 17% relational victims; while 36% of obese boys were victims of relational bullying, 18% victims of relational bullying, and 14% overt bully perpetrators a year later. This study also amplifies that pre-adolescent obesity prevents harmful social