Psychological distress, social context, and gender patterns in obesity among a multiethnic sample of U.S. college students.

Autor:	Cheng, Chia-Hsin Emily, Thomas Tobin, Courtney S., Weiss, Jie W.
Předmět:	OBESITY risk factors WELL-being PSYCHOLOGY of college students CONFIDENCE intervals SEX distribution WEIGHT gain CRONBACH'S alpha QUESTIONNAIRES SOCIAL skills PERSONALITY tests DATA analysis software LOGISTIC regression analysis STATISTICAL models ODDS ratio PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
Zdroj:	Journal of American College Health; Aug/Sep2022, Vol. 70 Issue 6, p1615-1623, 9p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt:	Objective: The growing prevalence of obesity among college students is a major public health issue, as over one-third are overweight or obese. This study used gender-stratified multivariate analyses to examine psychological distress and social contextual factors as key determinants of obesity. Participants: Students of a large public university in Southern California (N = 2392). Methods: In-class survey administered across various departments and general education courses. Results: Among females, distress (OR = 1.02) and sophomores (OR = 1.87) were associated with increased odds of obesity; Greek life (OR = 0.53) was associated with decreased odds of obesity. Among males, distress was not associated with obesity (OR = 1.00); financial strain (OR = 1.16) was associated with increased odds of obesity. Conclusions: There are gendered patterns in obesity risk with social context having potentially protective effects among women. Enhancing psychological wellbeing as well as creating gender- and context-specific interventions may be an effective strategy to address the rising rates of obesity among the college population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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