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Section 1
Weight-Based Teasing Scale

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

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- Hamburger ME, Basile KC, Vivolo AM. Measuring Bullying Victimization, Perpetration, and Bystander Experiences: A Compendium of Assessment Tools. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2011, p. 34.

Update
Weight-Teasing
and Eating Disorders-A Comparative
Study in Adolescent and Adult Samples

- Gallardo, L. O., Plumed-Domingo, J. J., & Rojo-Moreno, L. (2022). Weight-Teasing and Eating Disorders-A Comparative Study in Adolescent and Adult Samples. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 9(11), 1655.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Hunger, J. M., Dodd, D. R., & Smith, A. R. (2020). Weight-based discrimination, interpersonal needs, and suicidal ideation. Stigma and Health, 5(2), 217–224.

Klinck, M., Vannucci, A., Fagle, T., & Ohannessian, C. M. (2020). Appearance-related teasing and substance use during early adolescence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(4), 541–548.

Lessard, L. M., & Juvonen, J. (2019). Body weight and academic achievement: The role of weight diversity in urban middle schools. School Psychology, 34(3), 253–260.

Lessard, L. M., Lawrence, S. E., & Puhl, R. M. (2021). Weight-based victimization and school performance in adolescence: Can teachers help reduce academic risks? School Psychology, 36(1), 69–74.

Puhl, R. M., Himmelstein, M. S., & Watson, R. J. (2019). Weight-based victimization among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Implications for substance use and mental health. Health Psychology, 38(8), 727–737.

Waasdorp, T. E., Mehari, K., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2018). Obese and overweight youth: Risk for experiencing bullying victimization and internalizing symptoms. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(4), 483–491. 

QUESTION 1
What are the five things that are asked in the Weight-Based Teasing Scale? To select and enter your answer go to Test.