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

ABSTRACT: 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

SUBMITTER: Zeiler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8624115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature