Body weight misperception and academic performance in Chinese adolescents (2007–2022): the mediating role of loneliness
Overestimation of body weight is associated with poorer academic performances in Chinese adolescents, mediated by loneliness. This finding suggests that family and school-based health education and psychological interventions, such as education on body image, targeted mental health consulting, mutual aid networks, fostering inclusive classroom, and family-school collaboration, should be encouraged to the well-being of adolescents.
Authors
- Danjie Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-1548)
- Stuart McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-1927)
- Qinghai Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-7352)
- Jiayu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-5770)
- Feng Wang
- Zeng-Bao Hu
- Yi Lin
- Si-Jia Wang
Institutions
- Ningbo University (CN)
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
- Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665520
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province