Effects of obesity and obesity-induced stress on depressive symptoms in Korean elementary school children

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-335

  Park, Chul Min ^a   Kim, Moon Doo ^b   Hong, Seong Chul ^a   Kim, Yeol ^a   Hyun, Mi Youl ^a   Kwak, Young Sook ^b   Lee, Chang In ^b   Park, Min Jeong ^b   Jang, Yun Hee ^b   Moon, Ji Hyun ^b   Seok, Eun Mi ^b   Song, Young Ja ^c   Kim, Hyeon Ju ^a  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's depression inventory (CDI); Depressive symptoms; Obesity; Obesity induced stress; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649983377     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008094646     Document Type: Article

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