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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received July 21, 2005
Revised March 6, 2006
Accepted March 7, 2006

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Peer Victimization, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Physical Activity in Overweight and At-Risk-For-Overweight Youth

Eric A. Storch PhD 1 *, Vanessa A. Milsom BA 2, Ninoska DeBraganza MSESS 2, Adam B. Lewin MS 3, Gary R. Geffken PhD 4, and Janet H. Silverstein MD 5

1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida; Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida
2 Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida; Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
4 Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida; Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida; Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
5 Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eric A. Storch, E-mail: estorch{at}psychiatry.ufl.edu


  Abstract

Objective To examine the relationship between peer victimization and child and parent reports of psychosocial adjustment and physical activity in a clinical sample of at-risk-for-overweight and overweight children and adolescents. Methods The Schwartz Peer Victimization Scale, Children’s Depression Inventory--Short Form, Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, PACE+ Adolescent Physical Activity Measure, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 92 children and adolescents (54 females) aged 8-18 years. The youth’s parent/guardian completed the Child Behavior Checklist. Results Peer victimization was positively related to child-reported depression, anxiety, social physique anxiety, and loneliness, and parent-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Peer victimization was negatively related to physical activity. Depressive symptoms and loneliness mediated the relations between peer victimization and physical activity. Conclusion Recognition of the magnitude of the problem and the means of evaluating for peer victimization is important for clinicians who work with overweight youth. Assessing peer experiences may assist in understanding rates of physical activity and/or past nonadherence to clinician recommendations.

Keywords: children; overweight; peer victimization; physical activity; psychosocial adjustment.
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