Effects of objective and perceived weight on suicidal ideation among adolescents: Findings from the 2015–2021 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey

IF 4.2 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatry Research Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116380

Philip Baiden , Catalina Cañizares , Catherine A. LaBrenz , Christina M. Sellers , Yong Li , Raymond M. Glikpo , Kofi Sarkodie

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Abstract

This study examined the association between perceived weight, actual weight, and suicidal ideation among adolescents. Data for this study were obtained from a nationally representative sample from the Youth Behavior Risk Survey (YRBS) between 2015 and 2021. A total of n = 61,298 adolescents ages 12 to 18 were included in the final analytic sample. A series of logistic regressions was conducted to examine perceived weight, BMI, and suicidal ideation, while adjusting for other demographic and control variables. Approximately one in five adolescents reported suicidal ideation. In the multivariable analyses, adolescents who perceived themselves as overweight and had BMI ≥ 85th percentile had 1.48 times higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation (95 % CI=1.35–1.62) and adolescents who perceived themselves as overweight but had BMI <85th percentile had 1.47 times higher odds of experiencing suicidal ideation than their peers who did not perceive themselves as overweight and had BMI <85th percentile. The findings from this study suggest that both perceived and actual BMI may be associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents. Future research could examine differences in perceived and actual BMI and identify potential interventions to proactively address mental health issues that may stem from stigma related to being overweight or obese.

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Psychiatry Research 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

17.40

自引率

1.80%

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527

审稿时长

57 days

期刊介绍： Psychiatry Research offers swift publication of comprehensive research reports and reviews within the field of psychiatry. The scope of the journal encompasses: Biochemical, physiological, neuroanatomic, genetic, neurocognitive, and psychosocial determinants of psychiatric disorders. Diagnostic assessments of psychiatric disorders. Evaluations that pursue hypotheses about the cause or causes of psychiatric diseases. Evaluations of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic psychiatric treatments. Basic neuroscience studies related to animal or neurochemical models for psychiatric disorders. Methodological advances, such as instrumentation, clinical scales, and assays directly applicable to psychiatric research.