TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Weight- and race-based bullying: Health associations among urban adolescents
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Rosenthal, Lisa
A1  - Earnshaw, Valerie A.
A1  - Carroll-Scott, Amy
A1  - Henderson, Kathryn E.
A1  - Peters, Susan M.
A1  - McCaslin, Catherine
A1  - Ickovics, Jeannette R.
SP  - 401
EP  - 412
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - Stigma-based bullying is associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes. In a longitudinal study, surveys and physical assessments were conducted with mostly Black and Latino, socioeconomically disadvantaged, urban students. As hypothesized, greater weight- and race-based bullying each was significantly indirectly associated with increased blood pressure and body mass index, as well as decreased overall self-rated health across 2 years, through the mechanism of more negative emotional symptoms. Results support important avenues for future research on mechanisms and longitudinal associations of stigma-based bullying with health. Interventions are needed to reduce stigma-based bullying and buffer adolescents from adverse health effects.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105313502567
ID  - ref1
ER  -