Child Weight Status and Young Adult Quality of Life

Is There a Reason for Concern

Bibliographic Data

ID6061876
AuthorsHolly S Kihm, Holly Kihm (0000-0001-9015-6639, Southeastern Louisiana University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume37
Issue1
Pages6-15
Publication date2008-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/1077727x08322116
OpenAlexW2090288234
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between child weight status and young adult quality of life. One hundred sixty‐four college students participated in the study. Students completed four questionnaires that were used to assess physical and psychosocial variables. Several statistical analyses, including correlations and hierarchal regression models, were employed to test the study's hypotheses. Results from the study showed that child weight status was negatively associated with adult quality of life, and child self‐concept was a mediating variable within the relationship. Recognizing the relationship between child weight status and young adult quality of life stresses the importance of addressing psychosocial concerns related to weight status during childhood in efforts to achieve a greater quality of life in adulthood

Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology

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