Identifying the views of adolescents in five European countries on the drivers of obesity using group model building.

Background To make effective progress towards a global reduction in obesity prevalence, there needs to be a focus on broader structural factors, beyond individual-level drivers of diet and physical activity. This article describes the use of a systems framework to develop obesity prevention policies...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Public Health Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 391 - 397
Autores principales: Savona, Natalie, Macauley, Talia, Aguiar, Anaely, Banik, Anna, Boberska, Monika, Brock, Jessica, Brown, Andrew, Hayward, Joshua, Holbæk, Helene, Rito, Ana Isabel, Mendes, Sofia, Vaaheim, Fredrik, Houten, Marloes van, Veltkamp, Gerlieke, Allender, Steven, Rutter, Harry, Knai, Cecile
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2021
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          Savona, Natalie
          Macauley, Talia
          Aguiar, Anaely
          Banik, Anna
          Boberska, Monika
          Brock, Jessica
          Brown, Andrew
          Hayward, Joshua
          Holbæk, Helene
          Rito, Ana Isabel
          Mendes, Sofia
          Vaaheim, Fredrik
          Houten, Marloes van
          Veltkamp, Gerlieke
          Allender, Steven
          Rutter, Harry
          Knai, Cecile
        affil: Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London, UK
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          Pediatric Obesity Psychosocial Factors
          Adolescent Behavior
          Group Processes
          Human
          Europe
          Health Policy
          Models, Theoretical
          Netherlands
          Norway
          Poland
          Portugal
          United Kingdom
          Adolescence
          Feedback
          Diet
          Mental Health
          Social Media
          Body Image
          Motivation
          Exercise
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Background To make effective progress towards a global reduction in obesity prevalence, there needs to be a focus on broader structural factors, beyond individual-level drivers of diet and physical activity. This article describes the use of a systems framework to develop obesity prevention policies with adolescents. The aim of this research was to use the group model building (GMB) method to identify young people's perceptions of the drivers of adolescent obesity in five European countries, as part of the EU-funded Co-Create project. Methods We used GMB with four groups of 16–18-year-olds in schools in each of the five European countries (The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal and the UK) to create causal loop diagrams (CLDs) representing their perceptions of the drivers of adolescent obesity. The maps were then merged into one, using a new protocol. Results Two hundred and fifty-seven participants, aged 16–18 years, engaged in 20 separate system mapping groups, each of which generated 1 CLD. The findings were largely congruent between the countries. Three feedback loops in the merged diagram particularly stand out: commercial drivers of unhealthy diets; mental health and unhealthy diets; social media use, body image and motivation to exercise. Conclusions GMB provides a novel way of eliciting from young people the system-based drivers of obesity that are relevant to them. Mental health issues, social media use and commercial practices were considered by the young people to be key drivers of adolescent obesity, subjects that have thus far had little or no coverage in research and policy.
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