Author, as appears in the article.: Josefa Canals-Sans, Ainara Blanco-Gómez, Veronica Luque, Natàlia Ferré, Paula Morales-Hidalgo, Mercè Cardona, Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo, Joaquín Escribano

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia Psicologia

URV's Author/s: Canals Sans, Josefa / Closa Monasterolo, Ricardo / Ferre Pallas, Natalia / Luque Moreno, Verònica

Keywords: Systematic review Risk factor Protective factor Conduct disorder Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Abstract: Abstract: This study researched the relationship between overweight/obesity and psychological problems in children, emphasizing the interactive effects of gender, body dissatisfaction (BD) and socioeconomic status (SES). A total of 515 children with a mean age of 8.5 from Reus (Spain) were measured for weight and height and answered the Figure Rating Scale. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist. Children with obesity showed the greatest BD, were significantly more withdrawn/depressed (12.9% versus 3.2%) and had more aggressive behavior (9.7% versus 1.6%) than normal weight children (p = .04). The overweight and overweight/obese groups showed more somatic complaints than normal weight children (17.3% and 19.4% versus 9.4%; p = .007). The internalizing dimension, together with BD, was significantly related to the overweight/obese condition. Specifically, children with somatic complaints had a 2.64-fold increased probability of being overweight/obese. However, BD and SES did not mediate the relationship between internalizing problems and obesity. The study results support the relationship between obesity and internalizing problems in childhood.

Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Psychiatry and mental health Psicología Clinical psychology Ciencias sociales

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 11365420

Author's mail: veronica.luque@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat natalia.ferre@urv.cat ricardo.closa@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-2615-8175 0000-0002-6209-9558 0000-0002-2838-1525 0000-0002-9963-4163

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: http://revistas.uned.es/index.php/RPPC/article/view/19758

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Revista De Psicopatologia Y Psicologia Clinica. 23 (1): 25-34

APA: Josefa Canals-Sans, Ainara Blanco-Gómez, Veronica Luque, Natàlia Ferré, Paula Morales-Hidalgo, Mercè Cardona, Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo, Joaquín Escri (2018). Association between psychological problems and overweight and obesity in school children. Revista De Psicopatologia Y Psicologia Clinica, 23(1), 25-34. DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.23.num.1.2018.19758

Article's DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.23.num.1.2018.19758

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications