Overweight, Body Image, and Depression in Asian and Hispanic Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Xie, Bin; Unger, Jennifer B.; Gallaher, Peggy; Johnson, C. Anderson; Wu, Qiaobing; Chou, Chih-Ping
Titel	Overweight, Body Image, and Depression in Asian and Hispanic Adolescents
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 34 (2010) 4, S.476-488 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Females; Self Concept; Acculturation; Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; Body Composition; Body Weight; Correlation; Structural Equation Models; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Cultural Differences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Akkulturation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Körpergewicht; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Kultureller Unterschied; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Objectives: To prospectively investigate associations between overweight and depressive symptoms in Asian and Hispanic adolescents. Methods: Data included 780 Hispanic and 375 Asian students. Structural equation model was used to prospectively explore moderation effects of gender, ethnicity, and acculturation on associations of overweight, body image dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms. Results: Significant mediation effect was found only in Asian girls (mediation effect = 0.16, P less than 0.05) and girls with high acculturation (mediation effect = 0.17, P less than 0.05). Overweight significantly predicted higher body image dissatisfaction, which in turn was significantly related to depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Our findings help understanding the association of overweight and experience of depressive symptoms. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10