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Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample
Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68042 Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample Makhubela, Malose Silas tumza.k.m@gmail.com Khutlang, Itumeleng Unrestricted UCTD Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Introduction: The increased prevalence and incidence rates of weight related problems have become a serious public health problem in many developing countries such as South Africa. Research has found that the statistical distribution of weight indicates a growing number of both underweight and overweight people in the South African population. One of the leading contributions to this staggering growth may be a misperception of one’s body weight. Many studies in South Africa have shown how many participants in their study were said to have a distorted perception of their weight and either underestimated or overestimated their actual body weight. There is growing interest in understanding the impact of body weight perceptions on an individual’s weight management strategies and eating patterns. Objectives: In order to address perceived limitations of previous studies, this mini-dissertation examines associations between weight perceptions and weight management strategies, and seeks to add new direction to existing literature by exploring the association of weight related problems with depressive symptoms. Methods: Information was obtained from 215 adult community members from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. Participants were requested to self-report their weight and height in order for their BMI to be calculated, to indicate their perceived weight category and to report whether they were trying to do anything about their weight. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to measure weight concerns, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered to measure depressive symptoms. Results: Most of the participants in the study had a distorted perception of their body weight and indicated that they were trying to do something about weight regardless of their actual weight status. About 52.6% of participants used a combination of approaches to lose weight. Dieting and using diet pills was found to be the most popular combination. Weight perception was found to be a predictor of depressive symptomology. Conclusion: The results of this study are parallel to many other studies which have found an association between perceived weight and weight management strategies. Furthermore, this study discovered that weight perception, compared to actual weight, is a better predictor of the presence of depressive symptoms. Psychology MA Unrestricted 2018-12-05T08:06:33Z 2018-12-05T08:06:33Z 2009/05/18 2018 Mini Dissertation Khutlang, I 2018, Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample, MA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68042> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68042 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Unrestricted UCTD Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title | Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title_full | Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title_fullStr | Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title_short | Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample |
| title_sort | body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a south african community sample |
| topic | Unrestricted UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68042 |