"Allt det här... för att jag hade lite extra fett på min kropp." En kvalitativ studie om ungdomars erfarenheter av viktmobbning i en svensk skolkontext
(2025) PSPR14 20252Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate adolescents’ experiences of weight-
related bullying in a Swedish school context, how they experience the schools’
strategies for weight-related bullying and which actions they wished the schools
had taken. Since previous research on the subject is limited, an explorative
qualitative study was conducted in which a critical realist position was adopted.
The data was generated through 13 semi-structured interviews with adolescents
aged 12 to 19. The data was then analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis.
The data analysis generated three themes. The first theme, My body is the
problem, illustrated with its subthemes partly what the bullying looked like,
partly the adolescents’ successive... (More) - The aim of this study was to investigate adolescents’ experiences of weight-
related bullying in a Swedish school context, how they experience the schools’
strategies for weight-related bullying and which actions they wished the schools
had taken. Since previous research on the subject is limited, an explorative
qualitative study was conducted in which a critical realist position was adopted.
The data was generated through 13 semi-structured interviews with adolescents
aged 12 to 19. The data was then analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis.
The data analysis generated three themes. The first theme, My body is the
problem, illustrated with its subthemes partly what the bullying looked like,
partly the adolescents’ successive internalization process of weight-related
bullying. The second theme, The school fails me, portrayed through its
subthemes how schools trivialized or legitimized the bullying, along with how
the adolescents felt that the bullying ceased to exist if they either disappeared or
lost weight. The third theme, I will be ruined for life, visualized the adolescents’
degradation and deterministic feeling that present and future were ruined. The
results of the study are partially aligned with previous research. The study has
practical implications where an inclusion of weight-related bullying in official
reports and school anti-bullying policies, could foster a deeper understanding of
weight-related bullying in a Swedish school context as well as how it can be
better addressed. Future research is recommended to further map weight-related
bullying and focus on the individuals’ experiences rather than strategies that
promote weight loss. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna studie undersökte ungdomars erfarenheter av viktmobbning i en svensk skolkontext, samt hur ungdomar upplever skolans strategier för att hantera viktmobbning och vilka insatser de önskar att skolan hade vidtagit. Eftersom tidigare forskning som fokuserar på själva upplevelsen av viktmobbning är begränsad, gjordes en explorativ kvalitativ studie där en kritisk realistisk position intogs för att närma sig frågeställningarna. Data genererades genom 13 semistrukturerade intervjuer med ungdomar i åldrarna 12 till 19 år och analyserades sedan genom en reflexiv tematisk analys. Dataanalysen genererade tre teman. Det första huvudtemat, Min kropp är problemet, skildrar med sina underteman dels hur mobbningen såg ut, dels hur ungdomarna... (More)
- Denna studie undersökte ungdomars erfarenheter av viktmobbning i en svensk skolkontext, samt hur ungdomar upplever skolans strategier för att hantera viktmobbning och vilka insatser de önskar att skolan hade vidtagit. Eftersom tidigare forskning som fokuserar på själva upplevelsen av viktmobbning är begränsad, gjordes en explorativ kvalitativ studie där en kritisk realistisk position intogs för att närma sig frågeställningarna. Data genererades genom 13 semistrukturerade intervjuer med ungdomar i åldrarna 12 till 19 år och analyserades sedan genom en reflexiv tematisk analys. Dataanalysen genererade tre teman. Det första huvudtemat, Min kropp är problemet, skildrar med sina underteman dels hur mobbningen såg ut, dels hur ungdomarna successivt internaliserade viktmobbningen. Det andra huvudtemat, Skolan sviker mig, åskådliggör genom sina underteman hur skolan trivialiserade eller legitimerade mobbningen, samt hur ungdomarna upplevde att mobbningen upphörde om ungdomen antingen försvann från situationen eller gick ner i vikt. Det tredje temat, Jag blir förstörd för livet, belyser ungdomarnas upplevelser av successiv nedbrutenhet och deterministiska känsla av att samtid och framtid är fördärvad. Studiens resultat går delvis i linje med tidigare forskning. Studien bidrar till forskningsfältet genom fokus på själva upplevelsen av att bli mobbad för sin vikt i anslutning till skolan, vilket skiljer sig från tidigare forskning. Studien har praktiska implikationer kring att inkludering av viktmobbning i samhällets rapporter och skolors planer mot kränkande behandling kan främja en djupare förståelse för viktmobbning och hur det bättre kan bemötas. Framtida forskning rekommenderas att kartlägga viktmobbning ytterligare och fokusera på individernas upplevelser snarare än strategier som främjar viktnedgång. (Less)
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- author
- Andersson, Emelie LU and Mpatsiaris Riboe, Nicole LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20252
- year
- 2025
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- viktmobbning, ungdomar, obesitas, skola, weight-related bullying, adolescents, obesity, school
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9216333
- date added to LUP
- 2025-12-22 08:26:45
- date last changed
- 2025-12-22 08:26:45
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related bullying in a Swedish school context, how they experience the schools’
strategies for weight-related bullying and which actions they wished the schools
had taken. Since previous research on the subject is limited, an explorative
qualitative study was conducted in which a critical realist position was adopted.
The data was generated through 13 semi-structured interviews with adolescents
aged 12 to 19. The data was then analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis.
The data analysis generated three themes. The first theme, My body is the
problem, illustrated with its subthemes partly what the bullying looked like,
partly the adolescents’ successive internalization process of weight-related
bullying. The second theme, The school fails me, portrayed through its
subthemes how schools trivialized or legitimized the bullying, along with how
the adolescents felt that the bullying ceased to exist if they either disappeared or
lost weight. The third theme, I will be ruined for life, visualized the adolescents’
degradation and deterministic feeling that present and future were ruined. The
results of the study are partially aligned with previous research. The study has
practical implications where an inclusion of weight-related bullying in official
reports and school anti-bullying policies, could foster a deeper understanding of
weight-related bullying in a Swedish school context as well as how it can be
better addressed. Future research is recommended to further map weight-related
bullying and focus on the individuals’ experiences rather than strategies that
promote weight loss.}},
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