Body Image Partially Mediates the Relationship between Obesity and Psychological Distress
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Obesity Research
- Vol. 10 (1), 33-41
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2002.5
Abstract
Body image is considered as a potential mediator of the relationship between obesity and psychological distress. One hundred ten men and women in a residential weight control facility completed the Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Binge Eating Scale. For both men and women, body-image satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between degree of overweight and depression/self-esteem. Sociodemographic factors that may influence the relationships among weight, body image, and depression/self-esteem are discussed.Keywords
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