Roditeljska percepcija prekomjerne tjelesne mase u djece

master's thesis

• Title (english): Parental perception of childhood overweight
• Author: Marta Krilčić
• Mentor: Sanja Musić Milanović (mentor)
• Committee member: Aida Mujkić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijana Braš (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanja Musić Milanović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-07-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Public Health
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Family Medicine

Abstract

Prekomjerna tjelesna masa djece rastući je javnozdravstveni problem, kako u svijetu, tako i u Hrvatskoj, a značajnu ulogu u njegovom nastanku igraju roditelji. Nažalost, gotovo svi roditelji djece s prekomjernom tjelesnom masom netočno procjenjuju tjelesni status svog djeteta. Unatoč postojanju jasne definicije prekomjerne tjelesne mase i debljine koja uključuje krivulje rasta, roditelji često koriste opisne metode pri ocjeni tjelesnog statusa svog djeteta, kao i razne svakodnevne načine procjene. Iako na slikovnim skalama znatno preciznije određuju status svog djeteta, nisu skloni koristiti termine poput „debeo“ ili „preuhranjen“. Uz to, danas sve veći značaj ima teorija vizualne normalizacije, prema kojoj učestala izloženost prekomjernoj tjelesnoj masi dovodi do pomaka percepcije normalnog. Čest je i roditeljski strah od osude i stigmatizacije, kako njih, tako i djeteta. Istraživanja pokazuju dvojaki utjecaj roditeljske percepcije. S jedne strane postoje dokazi o negativnom utjecaju roditeljske svijesti o preuhranjenosti na njihovo dijete. Štoviše, postoje indikacije da djeca čiji su roditelji točno percipirali njihovu tjelesnu masu dobivaju više na tjelesnoj masi kroz godine odrastanja u odnosu na djecu čiji roditelji nisu bili svjesni njihove preuhranjenosti. K tome, bila su sklonija razvoju određenih psihičkih poremećaja, kao i nižeg samopouzdanja. Ipak, postoje i brojni pozitivni aspekti roditeljske svijesti o preuhranjenosti njihovog djeteta, pogotovo kad je ona kombinirana s dobrim vještinama komunikacije i poticajnom okolinom koja podupire dijete u nastojanju da odabire zdravije životne navike. Potrebno je provesti daljnja istraživanja o roditeljskoj percepciji i njenom utjecaju na razvoj djeteta, kako bi se omogućio što uspješniji javnozdravstveni i klinički pristup tom rastućem problemu.

Abstract (english)

Childhood overweight is a growing public health problem, both in the world, as well as in Croatia, and parents play an importan role in creating it. Unfortunatley, nearly all parents of overweight children misclasified the weight status of their child. Despite having a clear definition of overweight using growth charts, parents often use different methods when determining the weight status of their child, including more commonsense methods. Although they are much more precise in detecting the weight status of their child while using visual methods, parents are not keen on using verbal terms such as „obese“ or „overweight“. Furthermore, the visual normalization theory, which states that frequent exposure to overweight and obese body sizes leads to change in what is perceived as normal, has an even greater significance today. Parents often feel afraid of being judged and stigmatized, along with their child. Research shows a double-natured effect of parental perception. On the one hand, there is emerging evidence on negative outcomes of parental perception. Moreover, there are indications that children whose parents correctly perceived their body weight gained more weight throughout the following years as opposed to children whose parents were unaware of their overweight. Additionaly, those children were prone to developing certain mental disorders and lower self-esteem. On the other hand, there are positive aspects of parental awareness of their child's overweight, especially when it is combined with good communication skills and supportive environment that helps the child thrive and maintain healthy habits. More research is needed on parental perception and how it influences child development to ensure more effective both public health and clinical approaches to this growing problem.

• Keywords: prekomjerna tjelesna masa; roditelji; percepcija; društvena stigmatizacija; prehrambene navike
• Keywords (english): overweight; parents; perception; social stigma; eating habits
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:342584
• Study programme: Title: Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-08-23 11:26:55