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Depression und Selbstwertgefühl bei adipösen Kindern und Jugendlichen

Published Online:September 01, 2006https://doi.org/10.1026/0942-5403.14.4.237

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, ob adipöse Kinder und Jugendliche im Vergleich zu Normalgewichtigen eine negativere Selbstbewertung und mehr depressive Symptome aufweisen. Des Weiteren wird untersucht, ob sich eine depressive Symptomatik - sofern diese innerhalb der adipösen Gruppe nachgewiesen werden kann - durch ein negatives Selbstkonzept erklären lässt. Bei insgesamt 151 Kindern und Jugendlichen im Alter von 9 bis 17 Jahren (75 adipöse, 76 normalgewichtige Kinder) und deren Eltern wurden anhand verschiedener Fragebogen depressive Symptome sowie Selbst- und Fremdeinschätzungen zu Kompetenzen und Verhaltenstendenzen der Kinder zu verschiedenen (Lebens-) Bereichen erhoben. Die statistischen Analysen ergaben signifikant negativere Selbstbewertungen der adipösen Kinder und Jugendlichen in Bezug auf den athletischen Bereich als einer speziellen Komponente des Selbstkonzeptes. Für den globalen Depressionswert fanden sich keine Unterschiede zwischen adipösen und normalgewichtigen Kindern und Jugendlichen. Jedoch berichteten die Eltern übergewichtiger Kinder und Jugendlicher signifikant häufiger über Konflikte mit ihren Kindern auf emotionaler und Verhaltensebene. Regressionsanalysen ergaben, dass 42 % der Gesamtvarianz des Children's Depression Inventory (CDI, Kovacs, 1992) durch eine negativere Selbstbewertung aufgeklärt werden kann.


The relationship between depression and self-esteem in obese children and adolescents

Abstract. The present study examined whether obese youngsters show lower self-evaluations and more depressive symptoms in comparison with their nonobese peers. If depressive symptoms can be identified within the obese group, the question arises whether these symptoms can be explained by a negative self-concept. A total of 151 children and adolescents between 9 and 17 years (75 obese, 76 nonobese) and their parents completed measures concerning the presence of depressive symptoms, their perceived competencies, and behavior. Analyses revealed significantly lower self-evaluations for the obese youngsters on the athletic domain of the self-esteem. Regarding the global depression score as measured with a self-screening questionnaire, no overall difference between obese and nonobese children and adolescents was found. Parents of obese youngsters, however, reported significantly more emotional and behavioral disturbances with their children and adolescents. Regression analyses showed that 42 % of the total variance of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI; Kovacs, 1992) could be explained by the presence of low self-evaluations.

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