Should Schools Send BMI Report Cards to Parents? A Review of Literature

Autor/inn/en	Henningsen, Alexander; Boros, Piroska; Ingvalson, Kent; Fontana, Fabio E.; Matvienko, Oksana
Titel	Should Schools Send BMI Report Cards to Parents? A Review of Literature
Quelle	In: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 86 (2015) 9, S.26-32 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0730-3084
DOI	10.1080/07303084.2015.1085340
Schlagwörter	Body Composition; Obesity; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Eating Habits; Dietetics; Self Esteem; Children; Adolescents; Risk; Parent School Relationship; Report Cards; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährungslehre; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risiko; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Berichtszeugnis
Abstract	A body mass index (BMI) report card is a tool to inform parents about their child's weight status. Body mass index notifications could curb childhood obesity by prompting parents to encourage their children to be more physically active and make better dietary choices, but they could also lower children's self-esteem and increase weight-related teasing. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively review existing evidence in order to determine the extent to which BMI report cards benefit and/or harm children and adolescents. The accuracy of BMI as an indicator of obesity, the positive and negative consequences of BMI notification programs, and suggestions for safer implementation of BMI report programs in schools are reviewed. Body mass index as a measure of weight-related disease risk in children has some limitations. Studies assessing the positive and negative consequences of BMI notification programs are limited in number and lack rigorous methodological procedures. Thus, the effects of sending BMI information to parents remain inconclusive. Yet, it cannot be ruled out that future carefully designed studies may find BMI notification effective. Until more research is available, practitioners are left to make their own conclusions about the implementation of school BMI report card programs. For schools and physical education teachers opting to report BMI information to parents, program safeguards are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01