Association between bullying and weight changes in adolescents: an integrative review

Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and adulthood where the search for identity, independence, critical judgment and sensitivity occurs. Such characteristics can contribute to greater vulnerability, so Bullying is present in adolescents' lives. Thus, one of the factors addressed in the literature to be a victim of bullying is adolescents who present unhealthy eating habits, BMI above or below normal. The consequences of bulling can negatively influence mental health, being associated with an increase in the severity and frequency of anxiety and depressive symptoms in young people, besides psychological suffering, low self-esteem and self-harm, and worsening of school results. The young victims of bullying have been shown to be less receptive to help, so in the face of this resistance, support strategies should be formulated through their colleagues or adults present in this scenario.