Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study
Zoromba, M., El-Etreby, R., El-Monshed, A., Lawend, J., Ebrahem, G., Abdelgawad, D. (2022). Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study. EKB Journal Management System, 26(3), 169-180. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2022.254418
Mohamed A Zoromba; Rania Rabi El-Etreby; Ahmed H El-Monshed; Josephin Lawend; Gawhara Ebrahem; Doaa Abdelgawad. "Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study". EKB Journal Management System, 26, 3, 2022, 169-180. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2022.254418
Zoromba, M., El-Etreby, R., El-Monshed, A., Lawend, J., Ebrahem, G., Abdelgawad, D. (2022). 'Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study', EKB Journal Management System, 26(3), pp. 169-180. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2022.254418
Zoromba, M., El-Etreby, R., El-Monshed, A., Lawend, J., Ebrahem, G., Abdelgawad, D. Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 26(3): 169-180. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2022.254418

Emotional Eating, Social Anxiety and Depression among Normal-weight and Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study

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Article 10, Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2022, Page 169-180  XML PDF (513.85 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2022.254418
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Authors
Mohamed A Zoromba1; Rania Rabi El-Etreby2; Ahmed H El-Monshed3; Josephin Lawend4; Gawhara Ebrahem5; Doaa Abdelgawad6
1Lecturer, psychiatric and mental health nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
2Assistant professor, psychiatric and mental health nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt,
3Lecturer, psychiatric and mental health nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt,
4Assistant professor Pediatric Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt,
5Assistant professor Pediatric Nursing Mansoura University, Egypt,
6Lecturer, Pediatric Nursing Mansoura University, Egyp
Abstract
Background: Emotional eating is eating in reaction to the emotion that may increase during early adolescence, a time of heightened emotionality, and increased prevalence of emotional disorders. Aim: to compare emotional eating, social anxiety, and depression among normal-weight and obese adolescents. Subjects and Method: Design: Current study followed a design of cross-sectional comparative descriptive research design. Subjects: The subjects consisted of 92 obese adolescents and 92 normal-weight adolescents. Setting: The study was carried out in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinic of the Mansoura University Children’s Hospital, Egypt, and in two randomly selected preparatory and secondary schools affiliated to Mansoura District, Egypt. Tools: Tools of data collection included tool I: Socio-demographic Interview Schedule, tool II: Emotional Eating Scale, tool III: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, and tool IV: Beck Depression Inventory-II. Results: 90.2%, 72.8%, and 75% of the obese adolescents experienced high emotional eating, moderate to severe social anxiety, and severe depression respectively, compared to 63%, 9.8%, and 6.5% respectively of normal-weight adolescents. Conclusion: there was a statistically significant relationship between social anxiety, emotional eating, and depression among obese adolescents. Recommendation: Patient or Public Contribution: Social anxiety, depression, and emotional eating, as obesity risk factors, should be part of an integrated strategy to prevent and manage obesity among adolescents. Keywords: Adolescents, Depression, Emotional Eating, Normal-weight, Obesity, Social Anxiety
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