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Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective
Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and measures; however, less is known on the broader societal drivers, beyond indiv...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871984/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042160 |
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author | Hendricks, Gaironeesa Savona, Natalie Aguiar, Anaely Alaba, Olufunke Booley, Sharmilah Malczyk, Sonia Nwosu, Emmanuel Knai, Cecile Rutter, Harry Klepp, Knut-Inge Harbron, Janetta |
author_facet | Hendricks, Gaironeesa Savona, Natalie Aguiar, Anaely Alaba, Olufunke Booley, Sharmilah Malczyk, Sonia Nwosu, Emmanuel Knai, Cecile Rutter, Harry Klepp, Knut-Inge Harbron, Janetta |
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description | Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and measures; however, less is known on the broader societal drivers, beyond individual-level influences, using a systems framework with adolescents. The aim of this study was to explore the drivers of obesity from adolescents’ perspectives using a systems approach through group model building in four South African schools. Group model building was used to generate 4 causal loop diagrams with 62 adolescents aged 16–18 years. These maps were merged into one final map, and the main themes were identified: (i) physical activity and social media use; (ii) physical activity, health-related morbidity, and socio-economic status; (iii) accessibility of unhealthy food and energy intake/body weight; (iv) psychological distress, body weight, and weight-related bullying; and (v) parental involvement and unhealthy food intake. Our study identified meaningful policy-relevant insights into the drivers of adolescent obesity, as described by the young people themselves in a South African context. This approach, both the process of construction and the final visualization, provides a basis for taking a novel approach to prevention and intervention recommendations for adolescent obesity. |
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spelling | pubmed-88719842022-02-25 Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective Hendricks, Gaironeesa Savona, Natalie Aguiar, Anaely Alaba, Olufunke Booley, Sharmilah Malczyk, Sonia Nwosu, Emmanuel Knai, Cecile Rutter, Harry Klepp, Knut-Inge Harbron, Janetta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and measures; however, less is known on the broader societal drivers, beyond individual-level influences, using a systems framework with adolescents. The aim of this study was to explore the drivers of obesity from adolescents’ perspectives using a systems approach through group model building in four South African schools. Group model building was used to generate 4 causal loop diagrams with 62 adolescents aged 16–18 years. These maps were merged into one final map, and the main themes were identified: (i) physical activity and social media use; (ii) physical activity, health-related morbidity, and socio-economic status; (iii) accessibility of unhealthy food and energy intake/body weight; (iv) psychological distress, body weight, and weight-related bullying; and (v) parental involvement and unhealthy food intake. Our study identified meaningful policy-relevant insights into the drivers of adolescent obesity, as described by the young people themselves in a South African context. This approach, both the process of construction and the final visualization, provides a basis for taking a novel approach to prevention and intervention recommendations for adolescent obesity. MDPI 2022-02-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8871984/ /pubmed/35206348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042160 Text en © 2022 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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hendricks, Gaironeesa Savona, Natalie Aguiar, Anaely Alaba, Olufunke Booley, Sharmilah Malczyk, Sonia Nwosu, Emmanuel Knai, Cecile Rutter, Harry Klepp, Knut-Inge Harbron, Janetta Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title_full | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title_fullStr | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title_short | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective |
title_sort | adolescents’ perspectives on the drivers of obesity using a group model building approach: a south african perspective |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871984/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042160 |
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