TY - JOUR T1 - Weight, body image and bullying in nine year old children JF - Journal of Paediatrics and Childcare 2013 Y1 - 2013 A1 - Reulbach, U A1 - Ladewig, E A1 - Nixon, E A1 - O'Moore, M A1 - Williams, J A1 - O'Dowd, T KW - bullying KW - Epidemiology KW - school age children KW - weight perception KW - weight status AB - Abstract AIM: To explore the association between weight and bullying; considering victims and perpetrators as two aspects of bullying, and subjective perception and objective measurement as two aspects of weight. METHODS: This study is based on the first wave of data collection from Growing Up in Ireland - the National Longitudinal Study of Children. The two-stage sample design included a sample of 910 primary schools in Ireland, from which a sample of 8568 nine-year-old children and their families was randomly selected. Analysis is based on statistically reweighted data to ensure that it is representative of all 9-year-olds in Ireland. RESULTS: Significantly (P < 0.001) more girls were overweight or obese (33.1%: 23.1% overweight and 10% obese) than boys (25.2%: 18.3% and 6.9%). Children who were body mass index (BMI) classified as overweight or obese were significantly (P < 0.001) more likely to be victimised when compared with children whose BMI was not classified as overweight or obese. BMI-classified thinness was not significantly associated with victimisation; however, the body image of being skinny or very skinny was significantly (P = 0.015) associated with being victimised. Bullying perpetration was not associated with BMI-derived weight classification but was significantly (P < 0.001) associated with the child's own self-description of weight. CONCLUSIONS: Overall body image was found to have a stronger association with victimisation and bullying perpetration than objective BMI-derived weight classification. 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