Understanding Children’s Voices about Enablers of Obesity from a Causal Attribution’s Stance: a Vignette Study
Psychology & health(2023)
摘要
ObjectiveChildhood obesity is a public health challenge with health, economic and psychosocial consequences. The design of interventions addressing childhood obesity seldom considers children's perspectives on the topic. Weiner's causal attribution framework was used to explore children's perspectives on enablers of obesity.Methods and measuresChildren (N = 277) responded to a vignette with an open-ended question. Data were analyzed using content analysis.ResultsChildren perceived internal, unstable and controllable causes (e.g. dietary intake, self-regulation and emotionality) as the main enablers (76.53%) of obesity, while some (11.91%) highlighted external, unstable and controllable causes (e.g. parent food restrictions). A focus on children with healthy body weight showed that they mentioned more internal, stable and controllable causes for obesity than children with unhealthy body weight/obesity did. The latter mentioned more external, unstable and controllable causes than their counterparts.ConclusionsUnderstanding children's causal attributions for obesity is expected to deepen our knowledge of obesity enablers and help design interventions matching children's perspectives.
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Obesity,causal attributions,children,qualitative design,enablers of obesity
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