Open Access<p>Association Between Weight Misperception and Some Mental Health-Related Characteristics in Korean Adolescents</p>
Author(s) -
Keon Hui Lee,
Su Hyun Bong,
Dae Hun Kang,
Tae Young Choi,
Jun Won Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s286470
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , overweight , suicidal ideation , youth risk behavior survey , body mass index , obesity , demography , sadness , logistic regression , happiness , clinical psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , psychology , anger , environmental health , social psychology , pathology , sociology
Obesity in adolescents is associated with their mental as well as physical health. Adolescents tend to have negative or distorted perceptions about their body weight; however, the effects of such weight misperception on mental health remain unclear. This study investigated the association between weight misperception and mental health in Korean adolescents.