Seyedeh zahra Alibakhshi; Ahmad Alipour; Valioallah Farzad; Mahnaz Aliakbari dehkordi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , February 2015, , Pages 41-52
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present research was to investigate the mediating role of depression in relation between attachment and parenting style with overweight and obesity of girls adolescent. Method: This research method is descriptive and the population was all the students between ages 14-17 in ...
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Objective: The aim of the present research was to investigate the mediating role of depression in relation between attachment and parenting style with overweight and obesity of girls adolescent. Method: This research method is descriptive and the population was all the students between ages 14-17 in the 92-93 education year in Tehran that 440 students chose according to cluster sampling. They took seven tests (Depression, Baum rind parenting style and Attachment). Data was analyzed through Pearson's correlation, path analysis and structural equation model. Result: Research findings indicate that there is positive correlation between emotional eating style and obesity and negative correlation between depression and obesity. There is an indirect relationship between Reactionary parenting style and obesity. The results of path analysis indicate that emotional eating is a mediator variant between parenting style, anxiety and depression with obesity and overweight and self-esteem is a mediator variant between parenting style with obesity. Conclusion: Research findings support that there are infrastructural and psychological mechanisms in creating obesity and overweight in girls adolescent. Therefore concern to above variants, help researchers and psychologist to prevent and make suitable treatments.
