Norm policing amplifies loneliness and social anxiety: higher-weight students are lonelier in schools with stronger weight policing, and gender policing harms gender-atypical boys¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Controlling for school-level victimization and victim reputations, the loneliness of students with higher weight is intensified in schools with stronger weight policing. → Juvonen 2019 q2 i? Gender policing amplifies social anxiety and loneliness of boys who do not see themselves as gender typical, and in strongly policing schools boys report higher depressed mood regardless of gender typicality. → Juvonen 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Juvonen 2019¶

Juvonen, J., Lessard, L.M., Rastogi, R., Schacter, H.L., & Smith, D.S. (2019). Promoting social inclusion in educational settings: Challenges and opportunities. Educational Psychologist, 54, 250-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2019.1655645

q2 · i? · associational · r?

The authors' study of weight norm policing across urban middle schools, reported in the review. Loneliness of higher-weight students was intensified under stronger weight policing after controls. No effect sizes are printed.

"controlling for school level victimization and students' victim reputations, the loneliness of students with higher weight is intensified in schools with stronger weight policing (Juvonen, Lessard, et al., 2018)"

Juvonen 2019 (2)¶

Juvonen, J., Lessard, L.M., Rastogi, R., Schacter, H.L., & Smith, D.S. (2019). Promoting social inclusion in educational settings: Challenges and opportunities. Educational Psychologist, 54, 250-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2019.1655645

q2 · i? · review · r2

The authors' study of gender norm policing across urban middle schools, reported in the review. Gender policing amplified social anxiety and loneliness among gender-atypical boys, and depressed mood was higher among all boys in strongly policing schools. No effect sizes are printed.

"gender policing amplifies the social anxiety and loneliness of boys who do not see themselves as gender typical (Smith et al., 2018). Also, in schools with stronger policing of gender norms, boys report higher depressed mood regardless of their gender typicality"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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