The unhappy obese child
- OBJECTIVE: One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. The paper discusses the psychological and social effects of obesity. METHOD: Current studies examining the psychosocial strains of obese children and adolescents are reported. The report especially focuses on stigmatization, mental health disorders, school performance and health-related quality of life. DISCUSSION: Research is showing that obesity is associated with poorer psychosocial functioning-even compared with other chronic diseases. Future studies should further explicate the risk and protective factors for developing severe psychosocial strain
| Author details: | Petra WarschburgerORCiDGND |
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| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2005 |
| Publication year: | 2005 |
| Release date: | 2017/03/24 |
| Source: | International Journal of Obesity. - 29 (2005), S2, S. 127 - 129 |
| Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Institution name at the time of the publication: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |
