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Shahnaz Golian, Malihe Ghiyasvand, Mandana Mirmohamad Ali, Abas Mehran. The relationship between body image of obese adolescent girls and depression, anxiety and stress. Payesh 2014; 13 (4) :433-440
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1- Department of Health, Mom and Children, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (5577 Views)
Objective (s): Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to investigate on relationship between body image and depression, anxiety and stress among obese adolescent girls in Tehran, Iran.
Materials: This was a cross-sectional study of 837 teen girls aged 13 to 18 years old in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected a three part questionnaire including questions on sociodemograhic information, the Multidimensional Body-self Relations (MBSRQ), and depression, anxiety and stress standard questionnaire (DASS-21). Pearson correlation coefficient was used for investigation of the relationship between body image and depression, anxiety and stress.
Results: The findings showed that there was significant negative relationship between obesity and body image in adolescent girls with depression (P=0.001), anxiety (P=0.035) and stress (P<0.001).
Materials: This was a cross-sectional study of 837 teen girls aged 13 to 18 years old in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected a three part questionnaire including questions on sociodemograhic information, the Multidimensional Body-self Relations (MBSRQ), and depression, anxiety and stress standard questionnaire (DASS-21). Pearson correlation coefficient was used for investigation of the relationship between body image and depression, anxiety and stress.
Results: The findings showed that there was significant negative relationship between obesity and body image in adolescent girls with depression (P=0.001), anxiety (P=0.035) and stress (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Obesity might have negative impact on mental health in adolescent girls.
type of study: Descriptive |
Accepted: 2013/10/23 | ePublished ahead of print: 2014/06/15 | Published: 2014/07/15
Accepted: 2013/10/23 | ePublished ahead of print: 2014/06/15 | Published: 2014/07/15
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