Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention to the proliferation of pediatric obesity amidst significant changes in weight-related health functioning (e.g., compromised physical activity, limited food access, increased stress). The present cross-sectional study investigated adolescents’ feelings about their bodies and perceived changes in weight stigma from peers, parents, and social media during the pandemic. Methods Four hundred fifty-two adolescents (11–17 years old) completed an online survey during the Fall of 2020. Measures assessed perceived changes in exposure to weight stigmatizing social media content (stress eating jokes, weight gain memes) and experiences of weight stigma (weight-based bullying, teasing, hurtful comments) by parents and peers, as well as body dissatisfaction, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Weight status and gender were examined as individual difference variables. Results The majority (53%) of adolescents reported increased exposure to at least one form of weight stigmatizing social media content during the pandemic. Additionally, pandemic-related increases in body dissatisfaction were prevalent (41%), especially among girls with higher body mass index (≥85th percentile; 67%). On average, the extent to which adolescents experienced weight-based mistreatment from parents and peers remained consistent with their pre-pandemic experiences. Conclusions Overall, these findings highlight changes in the social messages that adolescents receive about their bodies, as well as their subjective body satisfaction, during the pandemic. Results underscore the need for healthcare providers and mental health professionals to be aware of the potential rise in weight stigma during the pandemic, and encourage families and schools to engage in supportive, rather than stigmatizing, weight-related communication with youth.

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COVID-19 大流行期间青少年对体重耻辱的接触和经历

目的 在与体重相关的健康功能发生显着变化（例如，身体活动受损、食物获取受限、压力增加）的情况下，COVID-19 大流行增加了对儿童肥胖扩散的关注。目前的横断面研究调查了青少年在大流行期间对自己身体的感受以及来自同龄人、父母和社交媒体的体重耻辱感的变化。方法 452 名青少年（11-17 岁）在 2020 年秋季完成了一项在线调查。这些措施评估了在社交媒体上污名化体重的内容（压力饮食笑话、体重增加模因）和体重污名经历方面的感知变化在 COVID-19 大流行期间，父母和同龄人（基于体重的欺凌、取笑、伤害性评论）以及对身体的不满。体重状况和性别作为个体差异变量进行检查。结果 大多数 (53%) 青少年报告说，在大流行期间，他们接触到至少一种形式的体重污名化社交媒体内容的机会增加。此外，与流行病相关的身体不满增加很普遍（41%），尤其是在体重指数较高的女孩中（≥85%；67%）。平均而言，青少年遭受父母和同龄人基于体重的虐待的程度与其大流行前的经历保持一致。结论 总体而言，这些研究结果突出了青少年在大流行期间收到的有关其身体的社会信息以及他们的主观身体满意度的变化。