Social stressors refer to the hardships that occur because of interactions within their interpersonal/social networks. The social stressors of childhood obesity are bullying in school and parents and family members ridiculing a child for their obesity. Social stressors are common and occur when a person is exposed to certain stressors. Adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to their deleterious effects on health and childhood obesity goes into adolescences. Adulterant is a period of development associated with the desire for more independence from family that can lead to conflict. Desire for acceptance from peers can lead to significant social pressure. It is also a period in which the brain is still developing and attitudes about food and coping behaviors are being processed( University of Houston. n.d.).
