Psychosocial implications of obesity in school children from 7 to 12 years in a city in the south of Brazil

The present work has the purpose to acknowledge the psychological implications within the social environment of scholars, from 7 to 12 yeas old, with obesity, this diagnosed through the BMI (Body Mass Index) with the Colle (2000) protocol. Considering this is a qualitative research, interviews were...

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Autores: Feldmann, Lidiane Requia Alli, Mattos, Airton Pozo de, Halpern, Ricardo, Rech, Ricardo, Bonne, Cristine Constanzi, Araújo, Maurem Bergmann
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX)
Repositorio:Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento
Idioma:portugués
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Acceso en línea:https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/151
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Palabra clave:Obese children
Psychosocial implications
Self esteem
Self concept
Niños obesos
Implicaciones psicosociales
Autoestima
Autoconcepto
Bambini obesi
Implicazioni psicosociali
Autostima
Concetto di sé
Crianças obesas
Implicações psicossociais
Auto-estima
Auto conceito
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Sumario:The present work has the purpose to acknowledge the psychological implications within the social environment of scholars, from 7 to 12 yeas old, with obesity, this diagnosed through the BMI (Body Mass Index) with the Colle (2000) protocol. Considering this is a qualitative research, interviews were conducted and analyzed, according to the content method analysis, Bardin (1977). After the data analysis, it was acknowledge that the obese child is seen as lazy, as target of jokes, humiliations and rejections and teachers are not prepared to deal with this problem. The older children suffer more with the rejection, which usually leads to introspection, isolation, and search for individual and sedentary. The self esteem and self concept which are built in this stage require a discreet, smooth and secure treatment from the educator when approaching this delicate subject, so that in the near future this obese child avoid psychological and behavior disturbs.