An examination of dieting behaviors among adults: links with depression
Abstract
In the current study, we examined predictors of healthy and unhealthy dieting behaviors with the aim of examining whether or not weight control strategies are associated with depression. Men and women (N=198; M=24.80 years; 51% women) were recruited from a university campus and its surrounding community in the northeastern US. Participants' height and weight were measured, and they completed a survey on health behaviors and attitudes. Results indicated that women and men with high BMIs were more likely to engage in both healthy and unhealthy dieting behaviors than those with low BMIs. Additionally, women with higher levels of depressive symptoms utilized fewer healthy dieting behaviors and more unhealthy dieting behaviors. Depression was not linked to healthy or unhealthy dieting behaviors in men. These findings are discussed in terms of the potential reciprocal relationship between women's unhealthy weight control strategies and depression.
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Academic success is associated with a healthy diet, lower cigarette, alcohol, and drug use, and higher physical activity.
“Indirectly, reading could also encourage healthy behaviours in young people by enhancing academic success (OECD, 2002) and reducing the risk of depression (Dowrick et al., 2012), which are in turn associated with a healthy diet (Doku et al., 2011; Gillen et al., 2012), lower cigarette, alcohol, and drug use (Stone et al., 2012), and higher physical activity (Roshanaei-moghaddam et al., 2009).”
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Reduced risk of depression is associated with a healthy diet, lower cigarette, alcohol, and drug use, and higher physical activity.
“Indirectly, reading could also encourage healthy behaviours in young people by enhancing academic success (OECD, 2002) and reducing the risk of depression (Dowrick et al., 2012), which are in turn associated with a healthy diet (Doku et al., 2011; Gillen et al., 2012), lower cigarette, alcohol, and drug use (Stone et al., 2012), and higher physical activity (Roshanaei-moghaddam et al., 2009).”
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- Authors
- Gillen, M. M., Markey, C. N., & Markey, P. M.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Villanova University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gillen, Meghan M.
- Venue
- Eating Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 88-93
- ISSN
- 1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2003296809
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 2.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- dieting behavior, depression, weight control strategies, body mass index, gender differences, depressive symptoms, bidirectional relationship, young adults
- MeSH terms
- Attitude to Health, Depression, Diet, Reducing, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Sex Factors, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Young Adult
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