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Beyond the Scale: A Multi-Method Study of Psychological Risk, Protective Factors, and Obesity Determinants Among Latine Adolescents
Beyond the Scale: A Multi-Method Study of Psychological Risk, Protective Factors, and Obesity Determinants Among Latine Adolescents
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202104800
- ISBN
- 9798291556238
- DDC
- 614
- 저자명
- Cazales, Andrea.
- 서명/저자
- Beyond the Scale: A Multi-Method Study of Psychological Risk, Protective Factors, and Obesity Determinants Among Latine Adolescents
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 169 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-02, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Cortes, Yamnia I.;Hodges, Eric A.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Obesity is a national epidemic in the U.S., affecting approximately 14.7 million children and adolescents aged 2-19 years. Hispanic/Latino (hereafter referred to as Latine) adolescents experience the highest rates of obesity among all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., increasing their risks for diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature death in adulthood. Increasing trajectories of BMI beginning in childhood have been related to several negative health outcomes in adulthood (e.g., diabetes, CVD). Adolescence is a critical period of development when health behaviors are formed and can significantly influence the trajectory of health into adulthood. Several risk factors for obesity among adolescents have been extensively studied, including low socioeconomic status, diet, and physical inactivity. Sociocultural factors such as stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, which increase during adolescence and disproportionately affect Latine adolescents, have been related to obesity. Despite their increased risk for obesity, however, Latine adolescents remain historically underrepresented in obesity research. Moreover, perceptions of obesity as well as sociocultural risk factors and protective factors for obesity among Latine adolescents have been unexplored. Thus, the overall goal of this dissertation is to better understand the perception of obesity among Latine adolescents (aged 12-19 years), and to identify sociocultural risk and protective factors during adolescence that are associated with BMI trajectories from adolescence to early adulthood. This dissertation is organized using the three-paper option. Chapter I discusses gaps in the current evidence on overweight and obesity among Latine adolescents. Chapter II presents findings from a scoping review mapping factors associated with being overweight and obesity in this population. Chapter III describes a qualitative descriptive study exploring knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of obesity. Chapter IV utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine whether depressive symptoms and psychological distress are associated with increasing BMI from adolescence to adulthood and whether peer support modifies these associations. Finally, Chapter V summarizes the dissertation's findings and discusses its future research and policy implications.
- 일반주제명
- Health sciences
- 일반주제명
- Public health
- 일반주제명
- Nutrition
- 키워드
- Obesity
- 키워드
- Adolescence
- 기타저자
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nursing
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-02B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aObesity is a national epidemic in the U.S., affecting approximately 14.7 million children and adolescents aged 2-19 years. Hispanic/Latino (hereafter referred to as Latine) adolescents experience the highest rates of obesity among all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., increasing their risks for diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature death in adulthood. Increasing trajectories of BMI beginning in childhood have been related to several negative health outcomes in adulthood (e.g., diabetes, CVD). Adolescence is a critical period of development when health behaviors are formed and can significantly influence the trajectory of health into adulthood. Several risk factors for obesity among adolescents have been extensively studied, including low socioeconomic status, diet, and physical inactivity. Sociocultural factors such as stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, which increase during adolescence and disproportionately affect Latine adolescents, have been related to obesity. Despite their increased risk for obesity, however, Latine adolescents remain historically underrepresented in obesity research. Moreover, perceptions of obesity as well as sociocultural risk factors and protective factors for obesity among Latine adolescents have been unexplored. Thus, the overall goal of this dissertation is to better understand the perception of obesity among Latine adolescents (aged 12-19 years), and to identify sociocultural risk and protective factors during adolescence that are associated with BMI trajectories from adolescence to early adulthood. This dissertation is organized using the three-paper option. Chapter I discusses gaps in the current evidence on overweight and obesity among Latine adolescents. Chapter II presents findings from a scoping review mapping factors associated with being overweight and obesity in this population. Chapter III describes a qualitative descriptive study exploring knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of obesity. Chapter IV utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine whether depressive symptoms and psychological distress are associated with increasing BMI from adolescence to adulthood and whether peer support modifies these associations. Finally, Chapter V summarizes the dissertation's findings and discusses its future research and policy implications.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0153.
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■650 4▼aNutrition
■653 ▼aObesity
■653 ▼aCardiovascular disease
■653 ▼aAdolescence
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