Obesity and depression in adolescents

ISBN-13: 9786206330998 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str.

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

Opis

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.

O autorze

Degree in Psychology, Master in Teaching from the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico and currently a PhD student in Teaching Methodology at the Mexican Institute of Pedagogical Studies. Diploma in Application of Psychological Tests. With experience in the area of Special Education and Teaching in Higher Education.