Effects of Behavior Modification on Body Image, Depression and Body Fat in Obese Korean Elementary School Children.
- Author:
Young Im MOON
1
;
Ho Ran PARK
;
Hyun Young KOO
;
Hyo Shin KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Clinical Trial ; Controlled Clinical Trial
- Keywords: Childhood obesity; behavior modification; body image; depression; body fat
- MeSH: Adipose Tissue; *Behavior Therapy; Body Composition; *Body Image; Child; Depression/*therapy; Female; Human; Korea; Male; Obesity/*psychology/*therapy; Treatment Outcome
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 2004;45(1):61-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: This study was performed to investigate the effects of behavior modification on body image, depression and body fat in obese elementary school children. Sixty-two elementary students of the 4th to 6th grade were selected from two different Seoul schools. Thirty-four children in one school were designated as the experimental group, and 28 children from the other school as the control group. The experimental group received 60 - 70 minutes of behavior modification, once a week, for 8 weeks. The control group received neither management nor treatment. The results indicated a significant improvement of body image and a reduction in the increase rate of body fat for the experimental group. This finding strongly supports the theory that behavior modification can be used as an effective strategy in the treatment of obese children.
