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Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey

Background: overweight and obese individuals may often face aggressive messages or comments on the internet. This study attempts to evaluate the association between cyberbullying victimization and overweight/obesity in adolescents participating in the European Network for Addictive Behavior (EU NET...

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Autores principales: Sergentanis, Theodoros N., Bampalitsa, Sofia D., Theofilou, Paraskevi, Panagouli, Eleni, Vlachopapadopoulou, Elpis, Michalacos, Stefanos, Gryparis, Alexandros, Thomaidis, Loretta, Psaltopoulou, Theodora, Tsolia, Maria, Bacopoulou, Flora, Tsitsika, Artemis
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33803593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030235
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author Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Bampalitsa, Sofia D.
Theofilou, Paraskevi
Panagouli, Eleni
Vlachopapadopoulou, Elpis
Michalacos, Stefanos
Gryparis, Alexandros
Thomaidis, Loretta
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Tsolia, Maria
Bacopoulou, Flora
Tsitsika, Artemis
author_facet Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Bampalitsa, Sofia D.
Theofilou, Paraskevi
Panagouli, Eleni
Vlachopapadopoulou, Elpis
Michalacos, Stefanos
Gryparis, Alexandros
Thomaidis, Loretta
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Tsolia, Maria
Bacopoulou, Flora
Tsitsika, Artemis
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description Background: overweight and obese individuals may often face aggressive messages or comments on the internet. This study attempts to evaluate the association between cyberbullying victimization and overweight/obesity in adolescents participating in the European Network for Addictive Behavior (EU NET ADB) survey. Methods: a school-based cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 14–17.9 years was conducted (n = 8785) within the EU NET ADB survey, including data from seven European countries (Germany, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Spain). Complex samples and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: overall, overweight adolescents were more likely to have been cyberbullied compared to their normal weight peers (adjusted OR (Odds ratio) = 1.20, CI (confidence intervals): 1.01–1.42); this association was pronounced in Germany (adjusted OR = 1.58, CI: 1.11–2.25). In Iceland, obese adolescents reported cyberbullying victimization more frequently compared to their normal weight peers (adjusted OR = 2.87, 95% CI: 1.00–8.19). No significant associations with cyberbullying victimization were identified either for obese or overweight adolescents in Greece, Spain, Romania, Poland, and the Netherlands. Conclusions: this study reveals an overall association between cyberbullying victimization and overweight on the basis of a sizable, representative sample of adolescent population from seven European countries. Country-specific differences might reflect differential behavioral perceptions, but also normalization aspects.
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spelling pubmed-80030842021-03-28 Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey Sergentanis, Theodoros N. Bampalitsa, Sofia D. Theofilou, Paraskevi Panagouli, Eleni Vlachopapadopoulou, Elpis Michalacos, Stefanos Gryparis, Alexandros Thomaidis, Loretta Psaltopoulou, Theodora Tsolia, Maria Bacopoulou, Flora Tsitsika, Artemis Children (Basel) Article Background: overweight and obese individuals may often face aggressive messages or comments on the internet. This study attempts to evaluate the association between cyberbullying victimization and overweight/obesity in adolescents participating in the European Network for Addictive Behavior (EU NET ADB) survey. Methods: a school-based cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 14–17.9 years was conducted (n = 8785) within the EU NET ADB survey, including data from seven European countries (Germany, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Spain). Complex samples and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: overall, overweight adolescents were more likely to have been cyberbullied compared to their normal weight peers (adjusted OR (Odds ratio) = 1.20, CI (confidence intervals): 1.01–1.42); this association was pronounced in Germany (adjusted OR = 1.58, CI: 1.11–2.25). In Iceland, obese adolescents reported cyberbullying victimization more frequently compared to their normal weight peers (adjusted OR = 2.87, 95% CI: 1.00–8.19). No significant associations with cyberbullying victimization were identified either for obese or overweight adolescents in Greece, Spain, Romania, Poland, and the Netherlands. Conclusions: this study reveals an overall association between cyberbullying victimization and overweight on the basis of a sizable, representative sample of adolescent population from seven European countries. Country-specific differences might reflect differential behavioral perceptions, but also normalization aspects. MDPI 2021-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8003084/ /pubmed/33803593 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030235 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ).
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Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Bampalitsa, Sofia D.
Theofilou, Paraskevi
Panagouli, Eleni
Vlachopapadopoulou, Elpis
Michalacos, Stefanos
Gryparis, Alexandros
Thomaidis, Loretta
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Tsolia, Maria
Bacopoulou, Flora
Tsitsika, Artemis
Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title_full Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title_fullStr Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title_full_unstemmed Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title_short Cyberbullying and Obesity in Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations in Seven European Countries of the EU NET ADB Survey
title_sort cyberbullying and obesity in adolescents: prevalence and associations in seven european countries of the eu net adb survey
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33803593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030235
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