The Relationship between Weight Status, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Spanish Adolescents

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ID15475883
AutoresJosé Ignacio Baile Ayensa (0000-0001-8123-405X, Faculty of Health Sciences and Education, Madrid Open University, La Coruña Highway, km 38.500, Collado Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain), Raquel María Guevara Ingelmo (0000-0002-2615-8653, Pontifical University of Salamanca, autor de correspondencia), María J González-Calderón (0000-0001-6248-5195), José David Urchaga Litago (0000-0001-6624-070X, Pontifical University of Salamanca)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número9
Páginas3106-3106
Fecha de publicación2020-04-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17093106
PMID32365671
OpenAlexW3022010129
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas38

Excess weight has been associated with numerous psychosocial problems and is considered to be one of the most important health problems of today. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between weight status, which is evaluated by means of the body mass index (BMI), and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and life satisfaction (LS) variables in Spanish adolescents, as well as to examine whether gender influences this interrelationship. A total of 1197 subjects studying in their 1st and 4th years of high school (mean age: 14.4 years, SD : 1.69) participated in the study by completing the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire. Then, the participants were grouped into the following categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese. The results show that boys have significantly higher HRQoL as well as higher levels of LS. On the other hand, only the obese group shows significantly lower scores in both HRQoL and LS than those in the normal-weight group. The interaction of weight category and gender does not have a significant impact on the variables that have been analyzed (HRQoL or LS)

Body mass index · Life satisfaction · Normal weight · Obesity · Overweight · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Quality of life (healthcare · Underweight · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology