Association of depression and obesity is mediated by weight perception

Bibliographic Data

ID4228243
AuthorsRenata G Paulitsch (0000-0003-3233-1640, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Lauro M Demenech (0000-0002-7285-2566, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Samuel C Dumith (0000-0002-5994-735X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2021
Volume26
Issue11
Pages2020-2030
Publication date2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105319897778
PMID31894712
OpenAlexW2998123120
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited29

This study investigates whether the association between obesity and depression is mediated by the perception of body weight and verifies the combined effect of being obese and having a self-perception of being fat on depression in a population-based sample of 1238 individuals. Weight perception mediated the association between depression and obesity in 39.3 percent of participants. In stratified analysis, mediation occurred in the following groups: non-single, those with more schooling, non-alcohol abusers, non-smokers, and those who did not engage in physical activity. Being obese and having a self-perception of being fat produced a potentiating effect, significantly increasing the likelihood of depression

Association (psychology · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Mediation · Obesity · Perception · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Internal Medicine