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Mental Health, Wellness, and Childhood OverweightObesity
Joint Authors
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly
Ireland, Alana
Bardick, Angela
McVey, Gail
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Childhood obesity is a growing concern, and while progress has been made to understand the association between multiple biological factors (i.e., genetics, nutrition, exercise etc.), little is known about the relationship between mental health and childhood obesity.
In this paper, we offer a review of current evidence about the association between mental health and childhood obesity.
A systematic literature search of peer-reviewed, English-language studies published between January 2000 and January 2011 was undertaken and resulted in 759 unique records, of which 345 full-text articles were retrieved and 131 articles were included.
A theoretical model is proposed to organize the paper and reflect the current state of the literature and includes psychological factors (i.e., depression and anxiety, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, eating disordered symptoms, and emotional problems); psychosocial mediating variables (i.e., weight-based teasing and concern about weight and shape), and wellness factors (i.e., quality of life and resiliency/protective factors).
We conclude with a number of recommendations to support the creation of solutions to the rise in childhood obesity rates that do not further marginalize overweight and obese children and youth and that can potentially improve the well-being of all children and youth regardless of their weight status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly& McVey, Gail& Bardick, Angela& Ireland, Alana. 2012. Mental Health, Wellness, and Childhood OverweightObesity. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460045
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly…[et al.]. Mental Health, Wellness, and Childhood OverweightObesity. Journal of Obesity No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460045
American Medical Association (AMA)
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly& McVey, Gail& Bardick, Angela& Ireland, Alana. Mental Health, Wellness, and Childhood OverweightObesity. Journal of Obesity. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460045
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460045