Relationships between pediatric obesity and maternal emotional states and attitudes
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Tarih
2015
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Sage Publications Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective The goal of this study was to investigate depression and anxiety levels of mothers whose child (7-11 years) and adolescent (12-18 years) offspring had obesity, as well as those mothers' attitudes toward their children and their family relationships. Method This is a cross-sectional, case-control study of 100 dyads. All mothers completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Parental Attitude Research Instrument, and the Family Assessment Device. Results Maternal state anxiety in the group with obesity was significantly higher than controls (p=0.03). As measured by Family Assessment Device, affective involvement (p=0.05) and behavior control (p=0.00) scores were significantly higher for those with obesity. Obesity and adolescence have independent effects on maternal state anxiety; affective involvement domain of family function is affected by both obesity and its interaction with adolescence, while behavior control domain is singularly affected by obesity. Conclusions Our results may demonstrate that, for the mothers of children who have obesity, this condition may have an adverse effect on their lives and their family relationships. Pediatric obesity and developmental stage of offspring may have different effects on maternally reported psychometric variables. Cross-sectional design may hinder causal explanations. Further studies with longitudinal designs are needed.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Obesity, Depression, Anxiety, Parental Attitude, Family Functioning, Pediatric, Parenting, Family
Kaynak
International Journal Of Psychiatry In Medicine
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
50
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2
