Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis

Overweight and underweight adolescents have an increased risk of psychological problems and reduced quality of life. We used a network analysis approach on a variety of psychopathology and well-being variables to identify central factors in these populations. The network analysis was conducted on da...

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Autores principales:	Michael Zeiler, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Karin Waldherr, Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	overweight obesity underweight adolescents mental health psychopathology Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d345345366c44376b3ed476c99d645b42021-11-25T18:36:43ZPsychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis10.3390/nu131140962072-6643https://doaj.org/article/d345345366c44376b3ed476c99d645b42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4096https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Overweight and underweight adolescents have an increased risk of psychological problems and reduced quality of life. We used a network analysis approach on a variety of psychopathology and well-being variables to identify central factors in these populations. The network analysis was conducted on data of 344 overweight adolescents (>90th BMI-percentile) and 423 underweight adolescents (<10th BMI-percentile) drawn from a large community sample (10–19 years) including behavioral and emotional problems (Youth Self-Report), eating disorder risk (SCOFF) and well-being variables (KIDSCREEN). Additionally, psychopathology and well-being scores of overweight and underweight individuals were compared with 1.560 normal weight adolescents. Compared to their normal weight peers, overweight adolescents showed elevated psychopathology and eating disorder risk as well as reduced well-being. Underweight adolescents reported increased levels of internalizing problems but no increased eating disorder risk or reduced well-being. The network analysis revealed that anxious/depressed mood and attention problems were the most central and interconnected nodes for both overweight and underweight subsamples. Among underweight individuals, social problems and socially withdrawn behavior additionally functioned as a bridge between other nodes in the network. The results support psychological interventions focusing on improving mood, coping with negative emotions and tackling inner tension.Michael ZeilerJulia PhilippStefanie TruttmannKarin WaldherrGudrun WagnerAndreas KarwautzMDPI AGarticleoverweightobesityunderweightadolescentsmental healthpsychopathologyNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 4096, p 4096 (2021)
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spellingShingle	overweight obesity underweight adolescents mental health psychopathology Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Michael Zeiler Julia Philipp Stefanie Truttmann Karin Waldherr Gudrun Wagner Andreas Karwautz Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
description	Overweight and underweight adolescents have an increased risk of psychological problems and reduced quality of life. We used a network analysis approach on a variety of psychopathology and well-being variables to identify central factors in these populations. The network analysis was conducted on data of 344 overweight adolescents (>90th BMI-percentile) and 423 underweight adolescents (<10th BMI-percentile) drawn from a large community sample (10–19 years) including behavioral and emotional problems (Youth Self-Report), eating disorder risk (SCOFF) and well-being variables (KIDSCREEN). Additionally, psychopathology and well-being scores of overweight and underweight individuals were compared with 1.560 normal weight adolescents. Compared to their normal weight peers, overweight adolescents showed elevated psychopathology and eating disorder risk as well as reduced well-being. Underweight adolescents reported increased levels of internalizing problems but no increased eating disorder risk or reduced well-being. The network analysis revealed that anxious/depressed mood and attention problems were the most central and interconnected nodes for both overweight and underweight subsamples. Among underweight individuals, social problems and socially withdrawn behavior additionally functioned as a bridge between other nodes in the network. The results support psychological interventions focusing on improving mood, coping with negative emotions and tackling inner tension.
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title	Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
title_short	Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
title_full	Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
title_fullStr	Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis
title_sort	psychopathological symptoms and well-being in overweight and underweight adolescents: a network analysis
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Psychopathological Symptoms and Well-Being in Overweight and Underweight Adolescents: A Network Analysis

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