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Investigating the Self-Stigma and Quality of Life for Overweight/Obese Children in Hong Kong: a Preliminary Study

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  • Pik Chu Wong

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Yi-Ping Hsieh

    (University of North Dakota)

  • Hoi Hin Ng

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Shuk Fan Kong

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Ka Lok Chan

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Tsz Yeung Angus Au

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Chung-Ying Lin

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Xavier C. C. Fung

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Abstract

Overweight (OW) children are likely to internalize common weight bias and developed weight-related self-stigma (or self-stigma in short). Also, OW children tended to have poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with higher level of self-stigma associated with poorer HRQoL. However, the aforementioned findings have yet been investigated in the East. This study aimed to test the differences of self-stigma and HRQoL between OW and non-OW children, and to examine the correlations between self-stigma and HRQoL in a Hong Kong sample. OW children (n = 50, Mage ± SD = 9.36 ± 1.17) and non-OW children (n = 50, Mage ± SD = 9.73 ± 1.28) completed questionnaires that measure self-stigma (Weight Bias Internalization Scale [WBIS] and Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire [WSSQ]) and HRQoL (child-reported Kid-KINDL and Sizing Me Up [SMU]). All parents completed parent-reported Kid-KINDL and Sizing Them Up (STU) that measure HRQoL of their children. Compared with non-OW children, OW children had higher self-stigma in WBIS (p = 0.003) and WSSQ (p

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  • Pik Chu Wong & Yi-Ping Hsieh & Hoi Hin Ng & Shuk Fan Kong & Ka Lok Chan & Tsz Yeung Angus Au & Chung-Ying Lin & Xavier C. C. Fung, 2019. "Investigating the Self-Stigma and Quality of Life for Overweight/Obese Children in Hong Kong: a Preliminary Study," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(3), pages 1065-1082, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:chinre:v:12:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s12187-018-9573-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s12187-018-9573-0
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