Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program
The prevalence of fast food consumption and childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This study aimed to assess the association between the frequency of fast food consumption in the past week with emotional and behavioral problems of 624 adolescents with overweight and obese problems (mean age = 14....
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| author | Zahari Ishak Low Suet Fin Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim Fuziah Md. Zain Abqariyah Yahya Rusidah Selamat Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin Abdul Halim Mokhtar |
| author_facet | Zahari Ishak Low Suet Fin Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim Fuziah Md. Zain Abqariyah Yahya Rusidah Selamat Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin Abdul Halim Mokhtar |
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| description | The prevalence of fast food consumption and childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This study aimed to assess the association between the frequency of fast food consumption in the past week with emotional and behavioral problems of 624 adolescents with overweight and obese problems (mean age = 14.6). Frequency of fast food consumption was assessed through a pre-tested nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire. Meanwhile, the Youth Self-Report questionnaire was used to measure emotional and behavioral problems. Multiple linear regression was used to measure the strength of relationships. The strongest and significant positive correlation was reported between frequency of fast food consumption in the past week and aggressive behavior ( r = .65, p < .001). Weak but significant positive correlations were demonstrated between frequency of fast food intake in the past week with somatic complaints ( r = .328, p < .001) and attention problems ( r = .356, p < .001). Therefore, adolescents with obese and overweight problems and their parents should be instilled awareness about the association between fast food consumption and emotional and behavioral problems to achieve their psychological well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2724e73658ea4e3cb2335ea93b89cd212022-12-22T03:13:40ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402022-03-011210.1177/21582440221086604Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention ProgramZahari Ishak0Low Suet Fin1Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim2Fuziah Md. Zain3Abqariyah Yahya4Rusidah Selamat5Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin6Abdul Halim Mokhtar7University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInternational Languages Teacher Training Institute, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMinistry of Health, Putrajaya, MalaysiaUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMinistry of Health, Putrajaya, MalaysiaUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaUniversity Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThe prevalence of fast food consumption and childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This study aimed to assess the association between the frequency of fast food consumption in the past week with emotional and behavioral problems of 624 adolescents with overweight and obese problems (mean age = 14.6). Frequency of fast food consumption was assessed through a pre-tested nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire. Meanwhile, the Youth Self-Report questionnaire was used to measure emotional and behavioral problems. Multiple linear regression was used to measure the strength of relationships. The strongest and significant positive correlation was reported between frequency of fast food consumption in the past week and aggressive behavior ( r = .65, p < .001). Weak but significant positive correlations were demonstrated between frequency of fast food intake in the past week with somatic complaints ( r = .328, p < .001) and attention problems ( r = .356, p < .001). Therefore, adolescents with obese and overweight problems and their parents should be instilled awareness about the association between fast food consumption and emotional and behavioral problems to achieve their psychological well-being.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221086604 |
| spellingShingle | Zahari Ishak Low Suet Fin Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim Fuziah Md. Zain Abqariyah Yahya Rusidah Selamat Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin Abdul Halim Mokhtar Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program SAGE Open |
| title | Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program |
| title_full | Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program |
| title_fullStr | Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program |
| title_short | Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program |
| title_sort | fast food intake emotional and behavioral problems among adolescents with overweight and obese problems participating in mybff school intervention program |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221086604 |
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