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KMID : 0928320100100040147
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2010 Volume.10 No. 4 p.147 ~ p.153
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Obesity and Depression in Women at an Obesity Clinic: The Mediation Effects of Social Physique Anxiety and Stress
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Han In-Young
Yoo Hyung-Joon
Ryu Ohk-Hyun
Shim Kyung-Won
Rhee Young-Sun
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Abstract
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Background: This study investigated the main and mediating effects exerted by social physique anxiety (anxiety) and perceived stress (stress) on relationship between obesity and depression in women at obesity clinics.
Methods: A survey was conducted on 363 women who agreed to participate in this study. Collected data were analyzed by the structural equation modeling method.
Results: The entire model including measurement and structural model showed sufficient fit index for CFI (0.927), TLI (0.908), and RMSEA (0.053). Body mass index (BMI) had a statistically significant direct effect on stress and anxiety. Anxiety had a statistically significant direct effect on stress. Stress had a statistically significant direct effect on depression. The effects of BMI on depression were significantly mediated by anxiety and stress. The effects of anxiety on depression were significantly mediated by stress.
Conclusions: The fact that the effects of BMI on depression were significantly mediated by social physique anxiety and stress can provide a foundational necessity for healthcare providers to attend to the psychosocial aspects of health in women seen at obesity clinics.
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KEYWORD
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Body mass index, Depression, Social physique anxiety, Stress
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