Abstract
Objectives: To investigate associations of overweight status and perception with trajectories of psychological distress in adolescents. Methods: Longitudinal data for 6970 Chinese adolescents were included. The multivariate curve-of-factor latent growth curve models were adopted to examine trajectories of psychological distress symptoms and associations with overweight status and perception. Results: After controlling for actual overweight status, psychological distress symptoms were weakly but significantly associated with overweight perception (γ=0.08 for boys and γ=0.10 for girls, P<0.05) and misperception (γ=0.06 for boys and γ=0.09 for girls, P<0.05). Discussion: Our findings help understanding associations of overweight perception and psychological well being of adolescents.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 92-104 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chinese adolescents.
- Psychological distress
- Weight perception.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health