21 percent of severely
obese children experienced physical victimization compared to only 5.4 percent of normal weight children and 8.7 percent of overweight kids.
Not exact matches
Most studies suggest that
obese children bully because they are either reflecting the same behavior they've
experienced or are acting preemptively to discourage others from bullying them.
We can conclude that
obese children are more likely to
experience psychological or psychiatric problems than non-
obese children, that girls are at greater risk than boys, and that risk of psychological morbidity increases with age.
Sadly, the results reflect that toddlers and preschoolers with obesity and severe obesity are more likely to be part of a racial / ethnic minority and to
experience more worrisome social determinants of health than
children who are not
obese.