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  11. Analysis Of Blame, Guilt, And Shame Related To Body And Body Weight And Their Relationship With The Context Of Psychological Functioning Among The Pediatric Population With Overweight And Obesity: A Systematic Review

Analysis of Blame, Guilt, and Shame Related to Body and Body Weight and Their Relationship with the Context of Psychological Functioning Among the Pediatric Population with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review

Kamila Czepczor-Bernat1, Marcela Mikulska1, Paweł Matusik1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Obesity and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Body and weight-related blame, guilt, and shame negatively impact psychological functioning in children and adolescents with obesity. Addressing these emotions is crucial for effective obesity treatment and enhancing well-being.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Obesity Research
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Societal acceptance of weight-related blame, guilt, and shame persists.
  • A misconception exists that these negative emotions motivate obesity treatment in youth.
  • This review examines the psychological impact of these emotions in pediatric obesity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the impact of body- and weight-related blame, guilt, and shame on psychological functioning.
  • To analyze these effects within the pediatric population experiencing overweight and obesity.

Main Methods:

  • Searched PubMed and Web of Science for relevant articles.
  • Included original research articles with pediatric samples and full text.
  • Excluded non-original research, reviews, and articles without full text.
Keywords:
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  • Found associations between weight-related blame/guilt/shame and psychological functioning.
  • Impacts observed in interpersonal, eating-related, self-perception, and emotional domains.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding these emotions is vital for effective support systems in pediatric obesity.
  • Enhancing well-being and psychological resilience requires addressing blame, guilt, and shame.
  • Further research is needed on interactions, parenting, long-term effects, and social media influences.
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