青少年群体中焦虑和饮食质量之间的关系:一个横截面分析
Susan C Campisi1,2, Katarina A Savel1, Daphne J Korczak1,3
1Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
The British journal of nutrition
|October 28, 2024
概括
青少年焦虑症状与较差的饮食质量有关,但当考虑抑郁症时,这种关联会减弱. 综合心理和身体健康评估对于了解青少年福祉至关重要.
科学领域:
- 青少年心理健康 青少年心理健康
- 营养精神病学是一种精神病学.
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 全球超过13%的青少年经历了严重的心理健康问题,焦虑和抑郁是最常见的.
- 青少年的饮食研究主要集中在抑郁症上,在理解焦虑对饮食质量影响方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 研究青少年焦虑症状与饮食质量之间的关系.
- 为了检查伴随性抑郁症对焦虑饮食质量协会的影响.
主要方法:
- 对128名青少年 (平均年龄14.8岁,女性66.4%) 具有或没有被诊断出焦虑症的横截面分析.
- 通过儿童焦虑相关疾病查评估焦虑症状;通过Kiddie表情绪障碍和精神分裂症访谈确认诊断.
- 使用食物频率问卷 (FFQ) 的五个指数评估饮食质量;为抑郁症调整的统计模型.
主要成果:
- 与健康对照组相比,患有焦虑症的青少年的健康饮食指数得分较低.
- 在单变量分析中,较高的焦虑症状与较低的健康饮食指数相关.
- 在对抑郁症进行调整后,焦虑症状与饮食质量之间的关联不再具有统计学意义,表明抑郁症的减弱.
结论:
- 伴随性抑郁症显著减弱了焦虑症状和青少年饮食质量差之间的关联.
- 强调需要对青少年进行综合心理和身体健康评估.
- 需要进一步的研究来澄清抑郁症对健康饮食模式的独特贡献.
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