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

Pik Chu Wong, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Hoi Hin Ng, Shuk Fan Kong, Ka Lok Chan, Tsz Yeung Angus Au, Chung-Ying Lin () and Xavier C. C. Fung
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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

Child Indicators Research, 2019, vol. 12, issue 3, No 16, 1065-1082

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Asia; Children; Health-related quality of life; Overweight; Self-stigma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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