A Study on Eating Behavior, Depression, Anger, Anger Expression and BAS/BIS in Adolescent Women.
- Author:
Suk Hee CHEON
1
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea. shchn@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent women;
Eating behavior;
Depression;
Anger;
BAS/BIS
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Anger*;
Depression*;
Diet;
Eating*;
Feeding Behavior*;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Nursing;
Seoul
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2007;13(4):310-319
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The descriptive correlational study was designed to examine the relationship of eating behavior to depression, trait anger, anger expression, Behavior Activation System(BAS) and Behavior Inhibition System(BIS) in adolescent women. METHOD: 437 women aged 15 to 18 years were recruited from two high schools located in Seoul, Korea. The instruments used were SCL's depression scale, Spielberger's state trait anger expression inventory- Korean version for trait anger and anger expression, the Korean-BAS/BIS scale for behavior activation system and behavior inhibition system, and Eating Attitude Test(EAT-26) for eating behavior. RESULTS: The score of EAT significantly correlated with depression, trait anger, anger expression, BAS and BIS. The EAT score also had a significant relationship with anger-in and anger-out. Depression only correlated with the dieting among factors of EAT. Trait anger, anger-in and anger-out showed a significant correlation with EAT factors such as dieting and oral control. BAS significantly correlated with dieting; whereas, BIS revealed a relationship with bulimia/food preoccupation. CONCLUSION: Based on this results, various variables need to be included for a nursing intervention program leading to healthy diet behaviors of adolescent women.
