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

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dc.contributor.authorSavona, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorMacauley, Talia
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Anaely
dc.contributor.authorBanik, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBoberska, Monika
dc.contributor.authorBrock, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHayward, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorHolbæk, Helene
dc.contributor.authorRito, Ana Isabel
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorVaaheim, Fredrik
dc.contributor.authorvan Houten, Marloes
dc.contributor.authorVeltkamp, Gerlieke
dc.contributor.authorAllender, Steven
dc.contributor.authorRutter, Harry
dc.contributor.authorKnai, Cecile
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-17T16:54:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-17T16:54:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-24
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe CO-CREATE project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme for Sustainable Food Security under grant agreement No. 774210. The content of this article reflects only the authors’ views and the European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information it contains.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationEur J Public Health. 2021 Apr 24;31(2):391-396. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa251pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/ckaa251pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1101-1262
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7958
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherOxford University Press/ e European Public Health Associationpt_PT
dc.relationConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa251pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectObesitypt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical Activitypt_PT
dc.subjectDietpt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentpt_PT
dc.subjectExercisept_PT
dc.subjectFeedbackpt_PT
dc.subjectMental Health Motivationpt_PT
dc.subjectNetherlandspt_PT
dc.subjectNorwaypt_PT
dc.subjectPerceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectCountry of Polandpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectBody Imagept_PT
dc.subjectMapspt_PT
dc.subjectSocial Mediapt_PT
dc.subjectEstilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúdept_PT
dc.titleIdentifying the views of adolescents in five European countries on the drivers of obesity using group model buildingpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
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oaire.citation.endPage396pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage391pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume31pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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