A Study on Eating Behavior of Students in Adolescents.
10.12701/yujm.1994.11.1.135
- Author:
Jong Bum LEE
;
Hyung Bae PARK
;
Hee Chang LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Daegu;
Depression;
Eating*;
Feeding Behavior*;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Psychology;
Weights and Measures
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1994;11(1):135-145
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To evaluate the relationship between eating behavior and neurotic trait in middle school students, the authors applied eating scale, Middlesex Hospital Puestionaire and Zung's self-reting depression scale to 419 middle school students(male : 187, female : 232) in Taegu city in 1993. There was no significant relationship between weight devided groups. Female middle school students showed significant high scores(p<0.05) in all scales compared to male middle school students. The correlation between eating scale and the other two scales showed significant correlationship(p<0.05) Among psychosocial factors, the items related to dissatisfaction to present and future self image(each p<0.05, p<0.05), dissatisfaction to present environmental status(p<0.05) and dissatisfaction to future attitude showed significant high score in both sex. The item related to dissatisfaction to present interpersonal relationship (p<0.05) showed significant high score in male middle school students. The items related to eat consumption rate of 61-90% (p<0.05), unsatisfied to relationship with family(p<0.05), unsatisfied to childhood family atmosphere(p<0.05), unsatisfied to past self image(p<0.05) and unsatisfied to present relationship between parent(p<0.05) showed significant high score.
