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Self-esteem and cognitive development in the era of the childhood obesity epidemic

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Wang, F., Veugelers, P. J.·2008·Obesity Reviews
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2008.00507.x
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Consequences of obesity for mental health and cognitive development are not established to the same degree as those for chronic diseases. This study aims to document the interrelationships between body weight, self-esteem and school performance in childhood. Height and weight measurements and self-report of self-esteem, diet quality and physical activity of 4945 grade 5 students were linked with standardized literacy test results. Structural equation models were applied to confirm hypothesized relationships between body weight, self-esteem and school performance, and revealed that body weight affected self-esteem negatively and that school performance affected self-esteem positively. Body weight did not affect school performance, and self-esteem did affect neither body weight nor school performance. Subsequent multi-level logistic regression showed that obese students, relative to normal weight students, were more likely (1.44; 95% CI: 1.12-1.84), and students with good school performance, relative to those performing poor, were less likely (0.39; 95% CI: 0.26-0.58), to have low self-esteem. Diet quality and active living had positive effects on both school performance and self-esteem. The study findings further establish obesity as a risk factor for low self-esteem and add to the rationale to promote healthy eating and active living among children and youth as this will prevent chronic diseases and improve mental health and cognitive development.

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Authors
Wang, F., & Veugelers, P. J.
Affiliations
University of Alberta (CA)
Corresponding author
Veugelers, P. J.
ORCID
Veugelers, P. J.
Venue
Obesity Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-10-15
Volume
9
Issue
6
Pages
615-623
ISSN
  • 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-789X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-789x.2008.00507.x
OpenAlex
W1979666501
Cited by
180
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
Keywords
childhood obesity, self-esteem, cognitive development, academic performance, body weight, diet quality, physical activity, literacy achievement, mental health, healthy eating, active lifestyle, chronic disease prevention
MeSH terms
Body Weight, Child, Child Development, Cognition, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Humans, Male, Nova Scotia, Obesity, Schools, Self Concept, Students, Logistic Models

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