Of obesity on self-awareness of children and adolescents.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Of obesity on self-awareness of children and adolescents [Abstract] In order to understand self-awareness of obesity on child and adolescent mental health, mental health education for the primary and secondary schools to provide guidance. Methods, the use of Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Consciousness Scale in 129 obese and 193 normal weight students students case-control study. completed questionnaire by the respondents themselves. obese children and adolescents in terms of physical appearance and gregarious scored significantly lower than the control group (P values #8203;#8203;lt;0.05), self-awareness and behavior of the total scale, intelligence and school anxiety, happiness and satisfaction scores of all subscales was no significant difference between the two groups, the obese group scored significantly higher than that of male anxiety and female (P lt;0.05). obese and normal weight children and adolescents between the evaluation of self-consciousness there are some differences in obesity self-consciousness scores were relatively low, should be strengthened in obese children and adolescents mental health education. [Keywords:] obesity, children and adolescents, psychological, self-awareness It has been reported that obese children and adolescents self-harm awareness, mainly for poor self-evaluation, within the depression and other psychological and behavioral abnormalities [1-2]. People’s views of obese individuals, obesity not only affects the behavior, but also affect its mental health. self-consciousness in the regulation of children’s mental health is important, and children’s social adaptation, closely related to perceived happiness. In this paper, Piers-Harris Children’s Self-concept Scale, simple obesity of children and adolescents to explore self-awareness and mental health the impact of mental health education for the primary and secondary schools provide some guidance and basis. 1 Subjects and methods 1.1 Obje