The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels of Overweight and Obese Adolescents: The Sample of İstanbul

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between depression, anxiety and stress levels and socio-demographic characteristics of overweight and obese adolescents. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study was 206 adolescents aged between 10 and 13 years who were overweight and obese in a secondary school in Istanbul. The data were collected by using ”Socio-Demographic Characteristics Form”, “Beck Depression Inventory”, “Beck Anxiety Inventory” and “Stress Management Subscale of Adolescent Life Style Scale” Descriptive statistical analyzes were based on percent, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum; Kolmogorov Smirnov test was used for the data normalization, and comparative analyzes were performed using the One-way ANOVA, T-Test and Mann Whitney-U Test. Results: According to the findings of the study, high stress, moderate depression and severe anxiety were determined in overweight and obese adolescents. Depression and anxiety levels were found to be significantly higher in overweight and obese adolescents whose fathers were primary school graduates compared to university graduates. In overweight and obese adolescents with a chronic disease, stress levels were significantly higher than those without stress. Conclusion: The results of this study have shown that there is a relationship between obesity and depression, anxiety and stress and it is recommended that stress management should be included in the program for obesity prevention and weight loss programs.

Keywords

• Adolescent obesity, anxiety, depression, overweight, stress

Fazla Kilolu ve Obez Adolesanların Depresyon Anksiyete ve Stres Düzeyleri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı fazla kilolu ve obez adolesanların depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri ile sosyo-demografik özellikleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı-ilişki arayıcı türde gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmanın örneklemini İstanbul’da yer alan bir ortaokulda öğrenim gören fazla kilolu ve obez 10-13 yaşları arasında toplam 206 adolesandan oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri “Sosyo-Demografik Özellikler Formu”, “Beck Depresyon Ölçeği”, “Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği” ve “Adolesan Yaşam Biçimi Ölçeği’nin Stres Yönetimi Alt Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Tanımlayıcı istatistik analizleri yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, minimum ve maksimum; verilerin normalitesi Kolmogorov– Smirnov testi, karşılaştırmalı analizler ise One way ANOVA, T-Testi ve Mann Whitney-U Testi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmanın bulgularına göre fazla kilolu ve obez adolesanlarda yüksek stres, orta düzeyde depresyon ve şiddetli anksiyete belirlenmiştir. Babaları ilköğretim mezunu olan fazla kilolu ve obez adolesanlarda, üniversite mezunu olanlara göre depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyi anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur. Kronik bir hastalığı olan fazla kilolu ve obez adolesanlarda ise stres düzeyi olmayanlara göre anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları obezite ile depresyon, anksiyete ve stres arasında bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiş olup, obezite önleme ve kilo verdirmeyi amaçlayan programlarda stres yönetiminin mutlaka program içine dahil edilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Adolesan sağlığı
• Anksiyete
• Depresyon
• Fazla kiloluluk
• Obezite
• Stres

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