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KMID : 1011620220380050313
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Korean Journal of Food and Cookey Science
2022 Volume.38 No. 5 p.313 ~ p.320
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Analysis of the obesity-related stress among middle and high school girls in the Gyeongbuk Area
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Kim Hye-Jin
Choi Ki-Bo
Lee Kyung-A
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study sought to investigate the obesity-related stress among middle and high school girls.
Methods: A survey was conducted on 193 middle and 171 high school girls in the Gyeongbuk area. The responses of all the students (100%) were collected and used to arrive at the final results.
Results: An evaluation of the responses to questions on body image showed that 41 girls perceived themselves as lean, 187 saw themselves as normal body type, and 136 perceived themselves as fat. A total of 207 girls had received nutrition education and the remaining 157 had not. The subjects' overall average obesity-related stress score was 24.63/50.00. The score was significantly higher in the high school girls, the group with weight control experience, and the overweight group. An analysis of the obesity-related stress of the three body type recognition group catagorized according to body mass index (BMI) showed that the students who perceived themselves as fat had significantly higher total obesity-related stress. Also middle school girls who had some nutrition education were sobserved to have ignificantly higher obesity-related stress. When item-wise obesity-related stress scores were calculated the overall average score was 2.46/5.00. A comparison of the average obesity-related stress scores of middle school and high school girls showed that the high school girls (2.66) had significantly higher obesity-related stress scores.
Conclusion: To reduce stress accociated with obesity proper nutrition education to improve the student’s awareness of a balanced diet and lifestyle and body type should be provided at home and school. It would be more efficient and effective to identify the students with a high-stress index and significant body image distortion and to commence their nutrition education from elementary school and continue it in middle school.
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KEYWORD
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obesity stress, body image, nutritional education, middle school girls, high school girls
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