Mayra Alejandra Moreno Martínez, Ma. de la luz Martínez, Hermelinda Avila

Obesity and depression in adolescents

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Produktbeschreibung

Objective: To determine whether there is a relationship between obesity and depression in adolescents. Method: the study design was correlational and cross-sectional. The study universe was 60 adolescents with a BMI of thirty or more, indicating some degree of obesity. The instrument used was the Beck Depression Inventory (second edition), the BDI-II. The obesity variable was classified according to WHO guidelines. Results: Regarding the level of depression, 68.3% of the participants were found to be within the normal range, 20.0% had mild mood disturbance, 10.0% had moderate depression, and only 1.7% were found to be extremely depressed. In relation to obesity 66.7% of the participants are in class 1, 25.0% in class 2, 6.7% in class 3 and only 1.7% in class 4, which is the highest. In the application of Spearman's correlation test to the data obtained, no statistically significant relationship was observed between the variables obesity and depression.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 96g
• ISBN-13: 9786206330998
• ISBN-10: 6206330990
• Artikelnr.: 68598683

Autorenporträt

Licenciada em Psicologia, Mestre em Ensino pela Universidade Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México e atualmente estudante de doutoramento em Metodologia do Ensino no Instituto Mexicano de Estudos Pedagógicos. Diploma em Aplicação de Testes Psicológicos. Com experiência na área da Educação Especial e Docência no Ensino Superior.