System mapping with adolescents: Using group model building to map the complexity of obesity

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dc.abstract.otherPublic health research and practice is increasingly employing systems thinking to help grapple with complex issues, from obesity to HIV treatment. At the same time, there is growing recognition that to address a given problem it is essential collaborate with those most at risk of or affected by it. Group model building (GMB), a process grounded in system dynamics, combines systems thinking and participatory methods to structure and address complex issues. As part of the CO-CREATE project we conducted GMB sessions with young people in six countries to create causal loop diagrams showing the factors that they believe drive obesity. This paper describes the background to GMB and the process we used to construct causal loop diagrams; it discusses how GMB contributed to generating noteworthy and useful findings, and the strengths and limitations of the method. Using GMB, we identified areas of concern to adolescents in relation to obesity that have so far had little attention in obesity research and policy: mental health and online activity. In using GMB, we also helped answer calls for a more participatory approach to youth involvement in research and policy development.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorSavona, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMacauley, Talia
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Anaely
dc.contributor.authorHayward, Josh
dc.contributor.authorAyuandini, Sherria
dc.contributor.authorHabron, Janetta
dc.contributor.authorGrewal, Navnit Kaur
dc.contributor.authorŁuszczyńska, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorKlepp, Knut-Inge
dc.contributor.authorRutter, Harry
dc.contributor.authorAllender, Steven
dc.contributor.authorKnai, Cécile
dc.date.access2023-02-24
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T08:32:22Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T08:32:22Z
dc.date.created2022-09-11
dc.date.issued2023-02-24
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Public health research and practice is increasingly employing systems thinking to help grapple with complex issues, from obesity to HIV treatment. At the same time, there is growing recognition that to address a given problem it is essential collaborate with those most at risk of or affected by it. Group model building (GMB), a process grounded in system dynamics, combines systems thinking and participatory methods to structure and address complex issues. As part of the CO‐CREATE project we conducted GMB sessions with young people in six countries to create causal loop diagrams showing the factors that they believe drive obesity. This paper describes the background to GMB and the process we used to construct causal loop diagrams; it discusses how GMB contributed to generating noteworthy and useful findings, and the strengths and limitations of the method. Using GMB, we identified areas of concern to adolescents in relation to obesity that have so far had little attention in obesity research and policy: mental health and online activity. In using GMB, we also helped answer calls for a more participatory approach to youth involvement in research and policy development.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumberCO-CREATE; European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, Grant/Award Number: 774210
dc.description.granttitleConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
dc.description.issueS1
dc.description.physical1-10
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume24
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/obr.13506
dc.identifier.issn1467-7881
dc.identifier.issn1467-789X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/348
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.13506
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
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dc.subject.enadolescents
dc.subject.encomplex systems
dc.subject.enmapping
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleSystem mapping with adolescents: Using group model building to map the complexity of obesity
dc.title.journalObesity Reviews
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle