| Autor: |
Kathryn Puskar, Lisa Marie Bernardo, Carl Fertman, Dianxu Ren, Kirsti Hetager Stark |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 13-23 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1539-3399 |
| DOI: |
10.14574/ojrnhc.v8i1.126 |
| Popis: |
Research findings indicate a relationship between weight perception and depression in adolescents. This study explored the relationship between weight perception, gender, and depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Among 623 rural adolescents who completed a health inventory and a depression scale, 75 participants (n = 62 females; n = 13 males) had depressive symptoms and were used in data analysis. A two-way ANOVA model was used to evaluate the effects of weight perception and gender on depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Although the 2-way ANOVA was not significant, there was a statistical significant finding for females who reported perceived weight problems and depression. The interaction between gender and weight perception was of marginal statistical significance (p = 0.07). Females who perceived a problem with their weight had higher depressive scores compared to females who did not perceive a problem with their weight (p = 0.0002), however no difference was observed for males. Implications are for rural nurses to screen adolescents for depressive symptoms and their weight perception during health care visits, with emphasis on females. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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