The Impact of Lipomastia on Self-Esteem and Social Anxiety in Adolescents with Obesity.

IF 2.3 Q2 PSYCHIATRY
Özlem Kara, Nazan Kaymaz, Hande Şirin, Mehmet Erdem Uzun
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Abstract

Background: Obesity can negatively impact adolescents' self-esteem, and lipomastia can further complicate the situation.

Objective: The current study endeavors to examine the influence of lipomastia on the levels of social anxiety and self-esteem in individuals with obesity.

Methods: Seventy adolescent male outpatients with obesity completed a form of demographics, the SAS-A (Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES-10 item). Participants were stratified according to the presence of lipomastia, and correlation analyses were conducted to investigate the association between social anxiety and self-esteem in relation to lipomastia.

Results: No significant difference was found between the lipomastia and non-lipomastia groups regarding self-esteem. While the lipomastia group had slightly higher overall social anxiety scores, significant differences were noted only in fear of negative evaluation. There was no relationship between the SAS-A total score and anthropometric measurements in both groups. However, a negative relationship was observed between self-esteem and anthropometric measurements in the lipomastia group, whereas such a relationship was not observed in the control group.

Conclusion: Adolescents with lipomastia showed higher social anxiety, particularly fear of negative evaluation, despite similar demographic and anthropometric characteristics to their peers. Higher BMI correlated with lower self-esteem, highlighting the complex interplay between body image, self-esteem, and social anxiety. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to support adolescents with obesity and lipomastia.

肥胖青少年脂肪瘤对自尊和社交焦虑的影响。
背景:肥胖会对青少年的自尊产生负面影响,而脂肪瘤会使情况进一步复杂化。目的:本研究旨在探讨脂肪瘤对肥胖个体社交焦虑和自尊水平的影响。方法:70例患有肥胖症的青春期男性门诊患者填写了一份人口统计学表格、青少年社交焦虑量表(SAS-A)和Rosenberg自尊量表(rsses -10)。根据被试是否存在脂肪瘤进行分层,并进行相关分析,探讨社交焦虑与自尊与脂肪瘤的关系。结果:脂肪瘤组与非脂肪瘤组在自尊方面无显著差异。虽然脂肪瘤组的整体社交焦虑得分略高,但只有在害怕负面评价方面才有显著差异。两组患者的SAS-A总分与人体测量值无相关性。然而,在脂肪瘤组中,自尊和人体测量值之间存在负相关关系,而在对照组中没有观察到这种关系。结论:肥胖青少年表现出较高的社交焦虑,尤其是对负面评价的恐惧,尽管他们的人口统计学和人体测量学特征与同龄人相似。较高的身体质量指数与较低的自尊相关,强调了身体形象、自尊和社交焦虑之间复杂的相互作用。这些发现强调了有针对性的干预措施的必要性,以支持青少年肥胖和脂肪瘤。
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