Body weight perception and depressive symptoms in Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
pp. 105969
Author(s):  
Yueyun Zhang ◽  
Baozhong Liu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Body Weight Perception

scholarly journals Effects of Body Weight Perception and Goals on Consumption Behaviour among College Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Mardiyati ◽  
Weixing Song ◽  
Audrey Opoku‐Acheampong ◽  
Corey Miller ◽  
Tandalayo Kidd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Consumption Behaviour ◽  
Body Weight Perception

scholarly journals Racial/ethnic differences in body weight perception among U.S. college students

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jounghee Lee ◽  
Jaesin Sa ◽  
Jean-Philippe Chaput ◽  
Dong-Chul Seo ◽  
Tonya Samuel
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Body Weight Perception ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Body Weight Misconception and Maintenance Among Female African American College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 698-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Jo Riggs ◽  
Bridget F. Melton ◽  
Lauren E. Bigham ◽  
Jian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
African American ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Body Weight Perception

The purpose of this study was to compare self-reported weight classifications with objectively measured body mass index (BMI) and weight management motivations among female African American (AA) students in a mid-size southeastern university in a rural setting. Participants were recruited from general health class to complete a brief survey, and their height/weight was measured. Chi-square tests were performed to investigate whether mismatch occurred between self-perceived weight classification and directly measured BMI, and the relationship between body weight loss effort and self-perceived body weight. Among the women who were classified as overweight or obese based on direct measurements, 29.63% and 11.59% felt they were normal weight, respectively. Almost one third of the overweight college females perceived their body weight incorrectly and body weight perception is a significant factor driving the body weight control efforts. Appropriate programs for body weight perception and weight control behavior for AA female college students should be developed and implemented.

Body weight perception outweighs body weight when predicting shame, criticism, depression and anxiety for lower BMI range and higher BMI range adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110276
Author(s):  
Alicia Carter ◽  
Namphuong Hoang ◽  
Paul Gilbert ◽  
James N. Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
Body Weight Perception ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Measures

This study examined the relationship between body weight shame, self-criticism and mental health for individuals across body weight ranges. In total 1695 participants completed a series of online measures and we used Structural Equation Modelling, to assess for the relationship between weight, perceived weight, social rank (social comparison, body weight shame, submissiveness) self-criticism (inadequate and self-hatred) and anxious and depressive symptoms. Results indicated that perceived body weight is more important than actual body weight in predicting body weight shame. Importantly, individuals classified in higher BMI ranges rely more on the self-hatred form of self-criticism which significantly predicts anxious and depressive symptoms.

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