Cited by 61Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSleep and related disorders

The synergic relationship between social anxiety, depressive symptoms, poor sleep quality and body fatness in adolescents

Lima, Rodrigo Antunes, de Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes, dos Santos, Marcos André M., Machado, Leonardo, Bezerra, Jorge, Soares, Fernanda Cunha·2020·Journal of Affective Disorders

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BACKGROUND The aim of the current study was to evaluate the cross-sectional synergic relationship among social anxiety, poor sleep quality, depressive symptoms and body fatness. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed with 1,242 adolescents from a north-eastern district in Brazil. It was used the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents for symptoms of social anxiety, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for sleep quality and the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies for depressive symptoms. Body fatness was the sum of triceps and subscapular skinfolds. Structural equation modelling was used to evaluate associations among these comorbidities. RESULTS Social anxiety was directly and positively associated with depressive symptoms, poor sleep quality and body fatness (β = 0.316 standard deviations [SD]; β = 0.299 SD; β = 0.072 SD, respectively). Moreover, social anxiety was indirectly associated with depressive symptoms via poor sleep quality (β = 0.113 SD). Poor sleep quality was directly associated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.377 SD). We did not observe a significant relationship of poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms with body fatness. LIMITATIONS This is a cross-sectional study; therefore, we cannot infer causality in the interpretation of the findings. CONCLUSIONS Social anxiety seemed to play pivotal role in adolescents' health, since it was associated with poor sleep quality, depressive symptoms and body fatness. Interventions targeting sleep quality, depressive symptoms and body fatness in adolescents should designate relevant effort addressing social anxiety.

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Authors
Lima, R. A., de Barros, M. V. G., dos Santos, M. A. M., Machado, L., Bezerra, J., & Soares, F. C.
Affiliations
  • University of Graz (AT)
  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
  • Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
Corresponding author
Lima, Rodrigo Antunes
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-01
Volume
260
Pages
200-205
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2969241343
Cited by
61
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9
FWCI
6.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (BCT 0233-4.09/17, BFP 0029-4.09/16)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
social anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep quality, adiposity, adolescents, comorbidities, skinfold thickness
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Sleep, Comorbidity

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