Study finds how bullying, obesity can affect girls and boys mental health ANI | Updated: May 09, 2021 15:21 IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 9 (ANI): Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. These conclusions are drawn by researchers at Uppsala University who monitored adolescents for six years in a questionnaire study.
The findings were published in the Journal of Public Health. The purpose of our study was to investigate the connection between body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms and to take a close look at whether being subjected to bullying affects this relationship over time. We also wanted to investigate whether any gender differences existed, says Sofia Kanders, a PhD student at Uppsa
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Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. These conclusions are drawn by researchers at Uppsala University who monitored adolescents for six years in a questionnaire study.
The findings were published in the Journal of Public Health. The purpose of our study was to investigate the connection between body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms and to take a close look at whether being subjected to bullying affects this relationship over time. We also wanted to investigate whether any gender differences existed, says Sofia Kanders, a PhD student at Uppsala University s Department of Neuroscience.
Uppsala University
Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys’ mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. These conclusions are drawn by researchers at Uppsala University who monitored adolescents for six years in a questionnaire study.
“The purpose of our study was to investigate the connection between body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms, and to take a close look at whether being subjected to bullying affects this relationship over time. We also wanted to investigate whether any gender differences existed,” says Sofia Kanders, a PhD student at Uppsala University’s Department of Neuroscience.