|
KMID : 1234920100100020027
|
|
Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2010 Volume.10 No. 2 p.27 ~ p.39
|
|
|
Self-esteem and anxiety of obese children
|
|
Cho Yu-Jeong
Kim Eun-Joo
Cho Jae-Heung
Chung Won-Seok
Song Mi-Yeon
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Objectives: This study was performed to figure out relations of self-esteem, anxiety and the other factors related with obesity in obese children.
Methods: Forty-two children(21 boys and 21 girls) those who were diagnosed obesity have been recruited. To assess psychological factors, Self-esteem inventory(SEI), Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale(RCMAS), International Physical Activity Questionnaires(IPAQ), Korean Eating Attitudes Test(KEAT-26) and Children’s Depression Inventory(CDI) were administered. Behavioral characteristics were also analyzed.
Results: Self-esteem(SEI) had significant positive relationship with physical activity(IPAQ) and sleeping time. Self-esteem had significant negative relationship with anxiety(RCMAS), eating disorder(KEAT-26) and watching TV time. Anxiety had significant positive relationship with eating disorder(KEAT-26) and watching TV time, and negative relationship with physical activity(IPAQ) and sleeping time. All of participants seemed to be having depressive tendency.
Conclusion: Self-esteem and anxiety were significantly related. And eating disorder, physical activity, sleeping time and watching tv also affected to the self-esteem and anxiety of obese children.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Self-esteem, Anxiety, Depression, Obese children, Physical activity, Eating disorder, Behavior
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|