Socioeconomic Context as a Moderator in the Relationship between Body Mass Index and Depression in Europe

Álvarez‐Gálvez, Javier; Gómez-Baya, Diego

doi:10.1111/aphw.12104

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“…SES is negatively associated with adult depression and anxiety symptoms (Alvarez‐Galvez & Gomez‐Baya, 2017). Because parent depression and anxiety are also associated with child social and cognitive development, examining parent depressive and anxiety symptoms is necessary to differentiate between RJA associations related to SES or depressive and anxiety symptoms.…”

Section: Influence Of Parent Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms On Sociamentioning

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Infants’ abilities to respond to cues for joint attention vary by family socioeconomic status

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Stallworthy

Mliner

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The influence of socioeconomic variability on language and cognitive development is present from toddlerhood to adolescence and calls for investigating its earliest manifestation. Response to joint attention (RJA) abilities constitute a foundational developmental milestone that are associated with future language, cognitive, and social skills. How aspects of the family home environment shape RJA skills is relatively unknown. We investigated associations between family socioeconomic status (SES) —both parent education and family percentage of the federal poverty level (FPL)— parent depressive and anxiety symptoms and infant RJA performance in a cross‐sectional sample of 173 infants aged 8–18 months and their parents from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Results suggest that, correcting for age and receptive language, infants in families with greater economic resources respond to relatively less redundant, more sophisticated cues for joint attention. Although parent depressive and anxiety symptoms are negatively correlated with SES, parent depressive and anxiety symptoms were not associated with infant RJA. These findings provide evidence of SES‐related differences in social cognitive development as early as infancy, calling on policymakers to address the inequities in the current socioeconomic landscape of the United States.

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Section: Influence Of Parent Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms On Sociamentioning

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Infants’ abilities to respond to cues for joint attention vary by family socioeconomic status

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Stallworthy

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“…Obesity and overweight are major health concerns in today's societies, accounting for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease [1,2]. During recent decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries.…”

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“…Obesity and overweight are risk factors that increase morbidity and mortality due to the risk of developing various pathologies, mainly strokes and diabetes, but also other acute and chronic diseases such as cancer, osteoarthritis, liver and kidney disease, and sleep apnea [4]. Obesity has been found to be associated with depression, poor quality of life and poor levels of social and psychological well-being across the lifespan [2,5].…”

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Use and Effectiveness of Social-Media-Delivered Weight Loss Interventions among Teenagers and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Lozano-Chacon

Suárez-Lledó

Álvarez‐Gálvez

2021

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Obesity is a risk factor that exponentially increases morbidity and mortality in the world. Today, new health strategies are being implemented based on the use of social media but the use and effectiveness for these interventions needs to be assessed. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the impact of social-media-delivered weight loss interventions among teenagers and young adults. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, and OVID to identify articles that focused on this topic. Fourteen studies were included in the final review. The commitment of the participants was found to be fundamental factor when assessing the impact of social-media-delivered weight loss interventions, but also the social context in which the interventions were carried out. Our study highlights the potential of social media platforms to address weight loss interventions among younger groups. The works evaluated showed the usefulness of social media for the adequate monitoring and control in these groups. Finally, the current variety of study designs in this field highlights the need for greater homogeneity in their methodology and applications, which is a fundamental step before these tools could be considered a suitable tool for overweight management in clinical practice.

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“…There were, however, some limitations to the study, with the major one being the fact that we did not account for other factors previously found to mediate between BAS and BMI, such as perfectionism, negative affect, mental disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders), self‐esteem, emotion regulation, or socioeconomic status (Alvarez‐Galvez & Gomez‐Baya, ; Sim & Zeman, ). Future research may test whether the findings of the present study would hold when controlling for these factors.…”

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Gender‐Specific Body Areas Satisfaction and Body Weight Status in Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Physical Activity, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Energy‐Dense Food Intake

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Chan

Kruk

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Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background Body satisfaction is one of the key modifiable cognitive determinants of eating behaviours, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI). As the sociocultural models suggest, low body satisfaction may explain unhealthy eating and exercise behaviours. Importantly, body satisfaction levels and body areas that individuals focus on vary across genders. This study aims at investigating links between the global index of body areas satisfaction (BAS), gender‐specific BAS, fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, energy‐dense foods intake, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and BMI. Methods In all, 1,254 adolescents completed questionnaires and had their weight and height objectively measured with 2‐ and 13‐month follow‐ups. Indirect effects of three indices of BAS were tested in three models (male‐specific BAS amongst boys; female‐specific BAS amongst girls; the global BAS index in the total sample). Results Higher levels of all three BAS indices indirectly predicted lower BMI, with higher MVPA mediating this effect. In addition, higher energy‐dense foods intake mediated higher global BAS–higher BMI relationship in the total sample. Thus, the global index of BAS acts as double‐edged sword, predicting both higher MVPA and energy‐dense foods intake. Conclusion BAS may operate in a complex manner, predicting behaviours which may have opposite effects on BMI.

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Socioeconomic Context as a Moderator in the Relationship between Body Mass Index and Depression in Europe

Abstract: The present study provides new evidence suggesting that the obesity-depression relationship will be, on average, stronger in countries with poor socioeconomic conditions. Therefore, adverse socioeconomic contextual conditions may increase depression associated with obesity.

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Infants’ abilities to respond to cues for joint attention vary by family socioeconomic status

Infants’ abilities to respond to cues for joint attention vary by family socioeconomic status

Use and Effectiveness of Social-Media-Delivered Weight Loss Interventions among Teenagers and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Gender‐Specific Body Areas Satisfaction and Body Weight Status in Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Physical Activity, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Energy‐Dense Food Intake

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