Objectives To compare the odds of depression in obese and overweight children with that in
normal-weight children in the community. Design Systematic review and random-effect meta …

Obesity is associated with a significant disease burden, but whether recognising as opposed
to failing to recognise personal overweight is beneficial or detrimental to mental health is …

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This study examined the association between major depression, obesity and body image
among adolescents. Methods: Participants were 4175 youths 11–17 years of age sampled …

Integrating insights from cultural sociology and identity theory, I explore the mental health
consequences of adolescent romantic relationship inauthenticity—incongruence between …

By using data from wave 2 (in 1996) and wave 3 (in 2000–2001) of the US-based National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we investigated the association between young …

With the increasing number of overweight and obese people, there is a growing public
health concern and focus on body size and lifestyle issues, especially in the media. Young …

Objective The purpose of this paper is to reexamine the association between major
depression and obesity in adolescents, testing the hypothesis that body image mediates this …

Purpose: The present study examines the extent to which (mis) matched weight and weight
perceptions predict adolescents' self-rated health, mental health, and life satisfaction …

Objectives Misperception of weight status is a risk factor that affects psychological health.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between weight misperception patterns …