The Relationship of Perceived and Actual Weight in Minority Adolescents

The prevalence of overweight in adolescents with its associated outcomes continues to be a major public health concern. The purpose of this study was to assess whether adolescents perceived their weight accurately and to determine the relationships among perceived and actual weight, depression, anxi...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric nursing 2009-12, Vol.24 (6), p.474-480
Main Authors: O'Haver, Judith, Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Mays, Mary Z., Kelly, Stephanie, Jacobson, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Adolescents
Anger
Anxiety - ethnology
Anxiety-Depression
Arizona - epidemiology
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - psychology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
BMI greater or equal to the 95th percentile
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Body Weight - ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - ethnology
Disruptive behaviour
Female
Health Behavior - ethnology
Hispanic Americans - ethnology
Human body
Humans
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups - psychology
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Methodology Research
Obesity
Overweight - diagnosis
Overweight - ethnology
Overweight adolescent
Public health
Self Concept
Selfconcept
Teenagers
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Summary:The prevalence of overweight in adolescents with its associated outcomes continues to be a major public health concern. The purpose of this study was to assess whether adolescents perceived their weight accurately and to determine the relationships among perceived and actual weight, depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept in minority adolescents. A descriptive, correlational design was conducted with 33 adolescents. Questions regarding weight perception, depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept were correlated with body fat percentile, body mass index (BMI), and BMI percentile. Findings indicated that adolescent perception of overweight was positively related to actual weight and negatively related to self-esteem and disruptive behavior. Adolescents who were overweight identified their weight accurately and tried to lose weight.
ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2008.06.011