The Association between Body Weight Misperception and Psychosocial Factors in Korean Adult Women Less than 65 Years Old with Normal Weight.
10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1558
- Author:
Yoonhee CHOI
1
;
Eunjoo CHOI
;
Doosup SHIN
;
Sang Min PARK
;
Kiheon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Applied Life Chemistry, Seoul National University College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Korean;
Women;
Psychological;
Body Weight Misperception;
Normal Weight
- MeSH:
Adult;
Age Distribution;
Aged;
Aging/psychology;
Body Dysmorphic Disorders/*epidemiology/*psychology;
Body Image/*psychology;
*Body Weight;
Comorbidity;
Depression/*epidemiology/*psychology;
Female;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Prevalence;
Psychology;
Reference Values;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Risk Factors;
Self Report;
Women's Health/statistics & numerical data;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2015;30(11):1558-1566
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
With society's increasing interest in weight control and body weight, we investigated the association between psychological factors and body image misperception in different age groups of adult Korean women with a normal weight. On a total of 4,600 women from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009, a self-report questionnaire was used to assess body weight perception and 3 psychological factors: self-rated health status, stress recognition, and depressed mood. Through logistic regression analysis, a poor self-rated health status (P = 0.001) and a higher recognition of stress (P = 0.001) were significantly associated with body image misperception and this significance remained after controlling for several sociodemographic (Model 1: adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-2.00), health behavior and psychological factors (Model 2: aOR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.29-1.96; Model 3: aOR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.01-1.84). Especially, highly stressed middle-aged (50-64 yr) women were more likely to have body image misperception (Model 2: aOR, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.30-6.26). However, the correlation between depressed mood and self-reported body weight was inconsistent between different age groups. In conclusion, self-rated health status and a high recognition rate of severe stress were related to body weight misperception which could suggest tailored intervention to adult women especially women in younger age or low self-rated health status or a high recognition rate of severe stress.
