An approach to the study of obesity and depression in a sample of Mexican adolescents in northern Mexico
| Autor: | Meza Peña, Cecilia, Pompa Guajardo, Edith Gerardina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Psychologie
Psychology obesity depression adolescents prevalence psychische Störungen Behandlung und Prävention Psychological Disorders Mental Health Treatment and Prevention Jugendlicher Übergewicht Fettsucht psychische Folgen Depression Mexiko Mittelamerika adolescent overweight adipositas psychological consequences depression Mexico Central America 39900 |
| Zdroj: | CIENCIA ergo-sum : revista científica multidisciplinaria de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 25, 3, 1-9 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 2395-8782 |
| DOI: | 10.30878/ces.v25n3a4 |
| Popis: | The study investigates the prevalence of obesity and depression, and the strength of association between variables in a sample of adolescents in the North of Mexico. A sample of 849 adolescents was evaluated with the Depression Scale for Children. The results showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents who are overweight and obese (57.9%). The Obesity is not related statistically with the Depression rate and no association between variables was found when calculated by gender. The study could not confirm a relationship between obesity and depression, but the high prevalence of depressive symptoms in the studied population is of special interest, no matter the weight group they belong. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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