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KMID : 0608420080210020001
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
2008 Volume.21 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.11
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The Effect of Obesity Stress on Sociality in Elementary School Students
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Moon Jae-Woo
Park Jae-San
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Abstract
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Purpose: Few studies have attempted to explain the childhood s sociality issue in Korea This study was conducted to investigate the association between obesity stress and sociality factors
Methods: The study subjects were 4th, 5th and 6th grade students from the elementary schools in Kwangju Anyang and Hwasung city The cross sectional study was carried out through the self-reported questionnaire survey about obesity stress sociality and socio-demographic characteristics The data was analyzed by multiple regression analysis using SPSS 120 version
Results: Overall the findings of this study were consistent with previous studies The measures of obesity stress showed significant negative relationships with measures of childhood sociality Specifically the association between analysis found that the effect of mental stress from obesity on childhood sociality was more higher than the effect of stress from physical discomfort and the effort to overcome the obesity stress
Conclusion: Findings provide evidence for the notion that the measures of obesity stress is significantly associated with childhood sociality
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KEYWORD
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obesity stress, sociality, elementary school student
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