• Gac Med Mex · Jan 2022

    Self-image, self-esteem and depression in children and adolescents with and without obesity.

    • Alma A Sánchez-Rojas, Arturo García-Galicia, Eduardo Vázquez-Cruz, Álvaro J Montiel-Jarquín, and Alejandra Aréchiga-Santamaría.
    • Family Medicine Unit 6, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).
    • Gac Med Mex. 2022 Jan 1; 158 (3): 118-123.

    IntroductionIn Mexico, the prevalence of childhood obesity is 35%, and it continues to increase.ObjectiveTo determine the correlation between self-image, self-esteem and depression in children aged 8 to 14 years with and without obesity.MethodsCross-sectional, comparative study of 295 children: 116 with overweight/obesity (group 1) and 179 with normal weight (group 2). Body mass index, scholarship, school achievement, school problems, socioeconomic status, self-image (current, desired), satisfaction, self-esteem and presence of depression were recorded. Descriptive statistics, Spearman's rho and Mann-Whitney's U-test were used; a p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.ResultsIn group 1, 53.4% perceived themselves as with normal weight, and in 77.6%, the desired self-image was normal weight; 67.2% wanted to be slimmer; in 53.4%, self-esteem was high, and 75.9% had no depression. In group 2, current self-image was normal weight in 79.3%, and the desired self-image was normal weight in 85.5%; 35.2% wanted to be slimmer; self-esteem was high in 49.7% and 77.1% had no depression. Significant correlations were observed for self-esteem-depression (r = 0.228) and self-esteem-socioeconomic status (r = 0.130).ConclusionsCurrent self-image and body satisfaction are different with and without obesity. The relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms begins at school age.Copyright: © 2022 Permanyer.

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