Relationship between psychological stress and metabolism in morbidly obese individuals

Riffer, Friedrich; Sprung, Manuel; Münch, Hannah; Kaiser, Elmar; Streibl, Lore; Heneis, Kathrin; Kautzky‐Willer, Alexandra

doi:10.1007/s00508-019-01583-y

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“…Obesity is not just a problem with a broad, worldwide scope-it also has many consequences for physical [6][7][8] and mental health [9][10][11]. Moreover, obesity lowers the quality of life [12] creating a vicious cycle of problems; for example, some types of depression can cause obesity, while in other situations, obesity can lead to depression [13,14].…”

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“Better If They Laugh with Me than at Me”: The Role of Humor in Coping with Obesity-Related Stigma in Women

Mazurkiewicz

Lipowski

Krefta³

et al. 2021

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This study investigated the role of perceived stigmatization in the relationship between humor styles and coping with stress among young women suffering from stigma due to obesity. In the 21st century, obesity is an increasing global health issue with many physical and mental consequences for obese women. As a chronic stigmatizing disease, it requires that the affected individuals cope with social consequences; women with obesity are more prone to such consequences than men. Humor fosters the breaking of stereotypes and alleviating the consequences of stigmatization. A total of 127 young adult women (age M = 25.74, SD = 2.73) participated in the study (n = 54 with overfat and n = 73 with healthy fat). Participants filled out the Humor Styles Questionnaire, Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire, and the Brief COPE Scale. Anthropometric data were gathered using a body composition analyzer. Results indicate that, when perceiving hostile behaviors toward themselves and using humor as a coping strategy, women with overfat select maladaptive styles of humor (i.e., self-defeating and aggressive styles). Women with overfat were also more likely to use humor as a coping strategy in difficult situations. Furthermore, none of the participants were satisfied with their body mass. At the same time, among women without obesity, a lack of compliments was not treated as a problem, even if they had high body fat.

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“Better If They Laugh with Me than at Me”: The Role of Humor in Coping with Obesity-Related Stigma in Women

Mazurkiewicz

Lipowski

Krefta³

et al. 2021

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“…Obesity is defined as a chronic disease characterized by the ratio between one’s body mass and height squared being 30 or greater [ 1 ]. Being obese has many negative consequences for a person’s physical [ 2 – 4 ] and mental health [ 5 – 7 ] and is related to disadvantageous economic outcomes [ 8 ]; hence, it naturally relates to various aspects of one’s life, including quality of life [ 9 ]. The concept of happiness is often defined as an overall measure of life evaluation, where happiness is defined as the degree to which a person positively evaluates the overall quality of their present life [ 10 ].…”

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Does obesity rule out happiness? Preschool children’s perceptions of beauty-related happiness

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Background Obesity is considered to be one of the most important factors reducing the sense of happiness and satisfaction with life, especially among women. This belief already exists in middle childhood, as the preschool period is a crucial point in the development of attitudes towards beauty. Preschoolers can identify physically attractive individuals, and they might already form attributions regarding the looks of adults (especially women), which in turn may constitute a foundation for their future concept of beauty-related happiness. Children’s attitudes towards the body are also strongly influenced by the content of gender stereotypes that prescribe and proscribe what women and men should look like. In our study, we aimed to analyse the relationship between associations of obesity and happiness made by preschool girls and boys (5-year-olds). Methods A total of 680 families with five-year-old children (329 girls, 351 boys; Mage = 5.7 years) and both parents took part in the study. Children’s associations of different types of body sizes with perceptions of happiness were measured with the Beauty & Health pictorial scale. Results Our results indicate that obese bodies were seen as unattractive, independent of gender (p < .001). Children associated looks with happiness—the body type identified as the most physically attractive was also seen as a happiest person. Lowest happiness scores were also ascribed to obese body types, but girls assessed men with a normal body type as happier than boys (t = 2.87, p = .004). Conclusions Female bodies are already perceived along gender stereotypical lines at the age of 5, and are also related to potential predictions concerning women’s happiness. Children assessed female individuals with slim bodies, as well as those with normal weight, as happier than obese females.

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Understanding the relationship between quality of life, anthropometric measures and mental health in individuals with obesity

Tomé-Fernández,

Sánchez-Sansegundo,

Berbegal-Bernabeu

et al. 2024

Journal of Public Health

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Background Obesity is a chronic medical condition caused by an excessive accumulation of body fat that represents a major risk factor for public health. The relationship between obesity, quality of life (QoL) and mental health has been examined in some previous literature. However, the studies found have not linked anthropometric variables with QoL factors, as they have used generic questionnaires. Objective The present study aimed to analyse the influence of anthropometric variables on the QoL of people with obesity and examine its relationship with psychological variables. Methods It was a cross-sectional study composed of 77 Spanish participants adults (M = 45.12 years; SD = 10.29) collected from two different research projects. The measurements were carried out in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Alicante (Spain), including sociodemographic variables, anthropometric data and psychological questionnaires. Results The finding demonstrated the relationship between anthropometric variables and all QoL factors. Also, individuals with lower QoL exhibit more symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress and are more prone to emotional eating. Conclusions The findings highlight the necessity of integrating psychological support into obesity treatment strategies, as well as the importance of using QoL questionnaires specific to people with obesity.

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Relationship between psychological stress and metabolism in morbidly obese individuals

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“Better If They Laugh with Me than at Me”: The Role of Humor in Coping with Obesity-Related Stigma in Women

“Better If They Laugh with Me than at Me”: The Role of Humor in Coping with Obesity-Related Stigma in Women

Does obesity rule out happiness? Preschool children’s perceptions of beauty-related happiness

Understanding the relationship between quality of life, anthropometric measures and mental health in individuals with obesity

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