Understanding the Turkish adolescents' weight perception: A cross-sectional study

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Pub Date : 2022-08-19 DOI:10.1111/jcap.12389

Figen I. Esenay PhD, RN, Tufan A. Sezer PhD, RN

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Abstract

Problem

Adolescence is regarded as a period in which adolescents go through a number of physical changes in appearance and a transition from childhood to adulthood. Throughout this transitional period, adolescents become more concerned with their size and weight. The aim of this study was to determine the self-perceived weights status of adolescents 11–19 years old.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 1459 students, aged 11–19 years, in Turkey. Anthropometric measurements of weight and height were measured with appropriate tools and adolescents' self-perception of weight status was assessed by the Figure Rating Scale.

Findings

Nearly half of the adolescents had misperceptions about their weight status (49.6%). There was a significant association between body mass index (BMI) z-score categories and weight status misperception. Overall, the weight status misperception was more common among the girls than boys.

Conclusion

Misperception of weight status in adolescent should take into account the following: development of intervention programs aimed at screening weight and weight perception, empowering young people to have accurate weight status perception, and raising awareness of the issue in school health professionals.

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了解土耳其青少年的体重感知:一项横断面研究

问题青春期被认为是青少年在外表上经历一些身体变化和从童年到成年的过渡时期。在这个过渡时期，青少年更加关注自己的体型和体重。本研究的目的是了解11-19岁青少年的自我感知体重状况。方法对土耳其11-19岁的1459名学生进行横断面研究。用适当的工具测量体重和身高，用身材评定量表评估青少年对体重状况的自我感知。调查结果近一半(49.6%)的青少年对自己的体重状况存在误解。身体质量指数(BMI) z分数类别与体重状态误解之间存在显著关联。总体而言，女孩对体重状况的误解比男孩更普遍。结论青少年体重状态误解应考虑以下因素:制定干预方案，筛选体重和体重认知，增强青少年准确的体重状态认知，提高学校卫生专业人员对这一问题的认识。

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing NURSING-

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2.90

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期刊介绍： Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is the only nursing journal to focus exclusively on issues of child and adolescent mental health around the world. As a primary resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice, educator roles, and those conducting research in mental health and psychiatric care, the journal includes peer-reviewed, original articles from a wide range of contributors in a broad variety of settings.