dc.contributor.author | Hendricks, Gaironeesa | |
dc.contributor.author | Savona, Natalie | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodriguez, Anaely Aguiar | |
dc.contributor.author | Alaba, Olufunke | |
dc.contributor.author | Booley, Sharmilah | |
dc.contributor.author | Malczyk, Sonia | |
dc.contributor.author | Nwosu, Emmanuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Knai, Cecile | |
dc.contributor.author | Rutter, Harry | |
dc.contributor.author | Klepp, Knut Inge | |
dc.contributor.author | Harbron, Janetta | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-20T11:37:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-20T11:37:18Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-04-19T14:35:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2991618 | |
dc.description.abstract | Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and measures; however, less is known on the broader societal drivers, beyond individual-level influences, using a systems framework with adolescents. The aim of this study was to explore the drivers of obesity from adolescents’ perspectives using a systems approach through group model building in four South African schools. Group model building was used to generate 4 causal loop diagrams with 62 adolescents aged 16–18 years. These maps were merged into one final map, and the main themes were identified: (i) physical activity and social media use; (ii) physical activity, health-related morbidity, and socio-economic status; (iii) accessibility of unhealthy food and energy intake/body weight; (iv) psychological distress, body weight, and weight-related bullying; and (v) parental involvement and unhealthy food intake. Our study identified meaningful policy-relevant insights into the drivers of adolescent obesity, as described by the young people themselves in a South African context. This approach, both the process of construction and the final visualization, provides a basis for taking a novel approach to prevention and intervention recommendations for adolescent obesity. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2022 by the authors | en_US |
dc.source.articlenumber | 2160 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph19042160 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2017620 | |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022, 19 (4), 2160. | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 19 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 4 | en_US |