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Article: The relationship between weight perception, gender, and depressive symptoms among rural adolescents.
- Article from:
- Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care
- Article date:
- March 22, 2008
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
Research findings indicate a relationship between weight perception and depression in adolescents. This study explored the relationship between weight perception, gender, and depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Among 623 rural adolescents who completed a health inventory and a depression scale, 75 participants (n = 62 females; n = 13 males) had depressive symptoms and were used in data analysis. A two-way ANOVA model was used to evaluate the effects of weight perception and gender on depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Although the 2-way ANOVA was not significant, there was a statistical significant finding for females who reported perceived ...
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