کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3003518 1180806 2016 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Unhealthy diet practice and symptoms of stress and depression among adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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Unhealthy diet practice and symptoms of stress and depression among adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryBackground/objectiveMissing main meals and an unhealthy snacking pattern can lead to poor diet quality and consequently to the presence of chronic diseases among which mental disorder is no exception. Since there is little research on diet, skipping meals and psychological status in Asian countries, this study tries to determine eating behaviour and predicting symptoms of stress and depression of adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.Subjects and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among Form 1 secondary school-going adolescents (n 1565, response rate: 90%) in southern Malaysia from April to May 2013. A self-administered structured and validated questionnaire (socio-demographic, eating behaviour questionnaire, and depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21)) was used for data collection.ResultsAmong respondents, 803 (51.3%) were female, 1125 were Malay (71.9%) with a mean age of 13.7 (SD = 0.8) years. Logistic regression analysis indicated that students who were underweight (OR = 3.07, 95% CI 1.21, 7.76), obese (OR = 2.64, 95% CI 1.01, 6.87), used to eat out of home (OR = 1.37, 95% CI 1.28, 2.13), eat dinner (>4 days/week) (OR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.04, 2.43) were more likely to have depression or stress symptoms. Moreover, participants with 4–7 days/week eating breakfast (OR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.21, 0.89) were less likely to be at mild/moderate stress.ConclusionsFindings underscore the effect of unhealthy eating practices among adolescents on mental health. Targeted education should be implemented to improve psychological well-being.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice - Volume 10, Issue 2, March–April 2016, Pages 114–123
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