The purpose of this research was to identify the presence of disordered eating behaviors and attitudes (DEBA) and its relation to body weight and health-related quality of life in children. The sample comprised 398 children from fourelementary schools, public and private, 203 women (51%) and 195 men (49%), who completed the Children EatingAttitudes Test (ChEAT-26) and the Pediatric Questionnaire Quality of Life (PedsQL). As a part of the procedure, body weight and size were registered in order to determine the body mass index. The data analysis yielded a prevalence of 14.1% and 13.4% of DEBA respectively to public and private school. Overweight participants showed higher risk of DEBA than peers of normal weight (OR: 2.36; 95% CI: 1.18-4.73). Children with DEBA from public schools showed minimized scores in the physical functioning, scholar functioning and for the total of PedsQL compared to peers from private schools. The scholar functioning was explained by type of school, age and DEBA. It was concluded that a significant number of children, mainly overweight, presented DEBA, and they affect the healthrelated quality of life.
Keywords:
disordered eating behaviors and attitudes, body weight, health-related quality of life, children
Author Biography
Karina Franco-Paredes, Universidad de Guadalajara
Contacto: K. Franco Paredes, Centro Universitario del Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara. Av. Enrique Arreola Silva # 883, Col. Centro, Ciudad Guzmán, C.P. 49000, Jalisco, México. Correo electrónico: karina.franco@academicos.udg.mx
Franco-Paredes, K., Díaz-Reséndiza, F., Santoyo-Telles, F., & Hidalgo-Rasmussena, C. A. (2017). Disordered Eating Behaviors and Attitudes, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children. Revista De Psicología, 26(2), pp. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2017.47947
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