IJPM-International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2014; 5 (12): 1626-1629
in English
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ABSTRACT
Prevailing socio-cultural influences lead females to desire a thin body and males a muscular body, especially in adolescents. This results in body image anxiety which may lead to social phobia. Together they can develop depression. The aim was to study the correlation of body image anxiety with social phobia and their association with depression, among adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in randomly selected colleges from a rural area of Sangli district Maharashtra, India. Stratified random sampling technique used with sample size 805. Pretested self-administered questionnaire used. Percentage, Chi-square test, binary logistic regression model was used to estimate odds ratio [OR] and its 95% confidence intervals. Of 997 study subjects body image anxiety, social phobia and depression were observed in 232 [23.3%], 193 [19.4%] and 326 [32.7%] participants, respectively. Binary logistic regression showed that body image anxiety [OR = 1.849 [1.22, 2.804]; P = 0.004] and social phobia [OR = 4.575 [2.952-7.09]; P < 0.001] were significant predictors for depression. Body image anxiety and social phobia are linked with the development of depression. This impresses the need for timely counseling and education among adolescents
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Phobic Disorders
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Rural Population
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
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Depression
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Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. J. Prev. Med.
Year:
2014
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