The unhappy obese child

OBJECTIVE: One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. The paper discusses the psychological and social effects of obesity. METHOD: Current studies examining the psychosocial strains of obese children and adolescents are reported. The report especially focuse...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2005-09, Vol.29 (Suppl 2), p.S127-S129
Main Author: Warschburger, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affective Symptoms
Anxiety
Asthma
Child
Children & youth
Chronic illnesses
Coping
Counseling psychology
Epidemiology
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Motor Activity
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Overweight
Public Health
Quality of life
Risk factors
Self Concept
Self esteem
Social Environment
Teenagers
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. The paper discusses the psychological and social effects of obesity. METHOD: Current studies examining the psychosocial strains of obese children and adolescents are reported. The report especially focuses on stigmatization, mental health disorders, school performance and health-related quality of life. DISCUSSION: Research is showing that obesity is associated with poorer psychosocial functioning—even compared with other chronic diseases. Future studies should further explicate the risk and protective factors for developing severe psychosocial strain.
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803097