Body Mass Index, Body Weight Perception, and Depressed Mood in Korean Adolescents

Lim, Yooli; Kim, Bongseog

doi:10.5765/jkacap.2017.28.1.31

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“…In a nationwide survey on the health behaviors of Korean adolescents (12–18 years), a similar finding has been reported, but only in boys [10]. It may be because boys expected to have a muscular body and any deviation from this ideal led them to feelings of depression [28,30]. One possible explanation for differences between the findings of the current study in Iran and the Korean survey is that the perception of being underweight, despite actually being a normal weight, may be an expression of body dissatisfaction that would lead to lack of self-confidence as well as feelings of depression.…”

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“…In addition, a study on Chinese adolescents reported that perceived weight status (overweight or underweight) not actual weight status, was associated with psychological disorder in both genders [9]. The Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey showed that girls who perceived themselves as underweight or overweight, as well as boys who perceived themselves as underweight, were at a higher risk of depression [30]. Self-perception of weight depends on subjective appraisement of reality, although it may not always reflect reality, i.e.…”

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Body Weight Misperception and Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study

Riahi

Motlagh

Heshmat

et al. 2019

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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ObjectivesMisperception of weight status is a risk factor that affects psychological health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between weight misperception patterns and psychological distress among Iranian children and adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional nationwide study where data was collected from 14,440 students, aged 7–18 years who participated in the national school-based surveillance program (CASPIAN-V). The students’ weight perception and psychological distress were assessed by validated questionnaires. Weight misperception was classified as misperception of being either underweight or overweight with respect to actual weight.ResultsThe rate of weight misperception in all study participants was 59.1%. In groups with a perception of being underweight or overweight, the risks of worthlessness, being worried, experiencing aggression, insomnia, or depression, were significantly higher than groups with an accurate weight perception (p < 0.05). The risk of anxiety in girls of normal weight who perceived themselves as underweight, decreased by 57% compared to girls with an accurate weight perception (OR: 0.43; 95% CI, 0.28–0.66).ConclusionWeight misperception is highly prevalent among Iranian children and adolescents and is associated with their psychological health status. Appropriate education intervention needs to be developed to improve the children and adolescents’ perception of their body weight status.

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Body Weight Misperception and Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study

Riahi

Motlagh

Heshmat

et al. 2019

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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“…Another study that evaluated the relationships between the body mass index (BMIs), body weight perception and depressed mood among Korean adolescents found that a low BMI and perceiving oneself as underweight were related to a depressed mood among adolescent boys. However, for girls, both low and high BMI were negatively related to depressed mood (Lim & Kim, 2017 States, and Australia. This study was conducted in a major urban city of a low-and middle-income country, namely, Mumbai in India, to determine the prevalence of depression among 10-to 17-year-old adolescents and to assess sleep patterns, eating habits and body weight status.…”

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“…Another study that evaluated the relationships between the body mass index (BMIs), body weight perception and depressed mood among Korean adolescents found that a low BMI and perceiving oneself as underweight were related to a depressed mood among adolescent boys. However, for girls, both low and high BMI were negatively related to depressed mood (Lim & Kim, 2017). The findings from these studies highlight the significance of body weight status as a determinant of depression symptoms and that adolescents who are not at their normal weight, both underweight and overweight, may be at an increased risk for depression.…”

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Eating habits and sleep patterns of adolescents with depression symptoms in Mumbai, India

Moitra

Madan

Shaikh

2020

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Adolescents with depression engage in unhealthy eating habits and irregular sleep patterns and are often at an increased risk for weight‐related problems. Improvement in these lifestyle behaviours may help to prevent depression, but knowledge about the associations between depression, sleep, eating habits and body weight among adolescents in India is limited. This cross‐sectional study investigated the prevalence of depression and its association with sleep patterns, eating habits and body weight status among a convenience sample of 527 adolescents, ages 10–17 years in Mumbai, India. Participants completed a survey on sleep patterns such as sleep duration, daytime sleepiness and sleep problems and eating habits such as frequency of breakfast consumption, eating family meals and eating out. Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire modified for Adolescents (PHQ‐A). Anthropometric measurements were also taken. Within this sample, 25% had moderate to severe depression (PHQ‐A ≥ 10) and 46% reported sleeping less than 6 h > thrice a week. Adolescents with moderate to severe depression had significantly higher body mass index than those with minimal depression (26.2 ± 6.6 vs. 20.2 ± 4.8 kg/m 2 ). The odds of having clinically significant depression (PHQ‐A ≥ 10) was 4.5 times higher in adolescents who had family meals ≤ once a week, 1.6 times higher among those who were sleeping <6 h and 2.3 times higher among participants having trouble falling to sleep more than thrice a week. The findings indicated that a significant proportion of adolescents had depression symptoms; improving sleep and eating habits may present potential targets for interventions.

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“…Most studies about body image and health have been conducted with adolescents [15][16][17][18] with the assumption that the perception of body image is affected by pubertal development. However, the physical changes that occur in adulthood also have the potential to affect body image, since, in this stage, body shape can move away from the aesthetics of sociocultural ideals of physical beauty 19 .…”

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Depression, anthropometric parameters, and body image in adults: a systematic review

Silva

Ferriani

Viana

2019

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between depression, anthropometric parameters and body image in adults through a systematic review of the literature. METHOD: Medline, Lilacs and PsycInfo databases were searched by two independent reviewers up to August 2018, without language restriction, including cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies in adults (18-65 years), of both genders. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale instrument. The PRISMA standards were adopted for the conduct of this review, whose protocol is registered in PROSPERO, number CRD42018105248. RESULTS: The search resulted in 1,770 articles; however, a total of 5 articles were included in this review, whose designs were transversal. Quality scores ranged from 8 to 9 points. The association between depression, anthropometric parameters, and body image was found in all included studies, regardless of the different statistical methods employed. Women perceived their body larger than it really was by idealizing a lean body, whereas in men the perception of being underweight or dissatisfaction was observed by idealizing a larger body, both conditions were associated with the presence of depression or depressive symptoms and body mass index in the same time. CONCLUSION: Depression, anthropometric parameters and body image were associated. It is necessary to conduct other studies, especially longitudinal studies to elucidate the relationship among depression, weight, body image, and other associated factors.

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Body Mass Index, Body Weight Perception, and Depressed Mood in Korean Adolescents

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

Body Weight Misperception and Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study

Body Weight Misperception and Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study

Eating habits and sleep patterns of adolescents with depression symptoms in Mumbai, India

Depression, anthropometric parameters, and body image in adults: a systematic review

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