Association of anxiety and self-control with quality of life in adults with overweight or obesity

The aim of this study was to explore the changes in “health-related quality of life” from anxiety andself-control. 270 users of a primary health care center in Mexico City answered the Hospital Anxiety andDepression Scale, the Self-control Brief Scale and the SF-12 Health survey that measures mental...

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Autores: Hernández-González, Cecilia, Flórez-Alarcón, Luis, Aedo-Santos, Ángeles, Rojas-Russell, Mario E., Serrano-Alvarado, Karina, López-Cervantes, Malaquías
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Latinoamericana de Medicina Conductual
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/46901
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rlmc/article/view/46901
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:quality of life
anxiety
self-control
obesity.
calidad de vida
ansiedad
autocontrol
obesidad.
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Resumo:The aim of this study was to explore the changes in “health-related quality of life” from anxiety andself-control. 270 users of a primary health care center in Mexico City answered the Hospital Anxiety andDepression Scale, the Self-control Brief Scale and the SF-12 Health survey that measures mental andphysical quality of life. Results showed significant relationships between anxiety and self-control withquality of life. In a multivariate stepwise model adjusted by body mass index (BMI), gender and age, bothanxiety and self-control predicted physical and mental quality of life showing higher scores in the responsevariables for those who reported greater self-control and lower anxiety levels. These results show how thesepsychological factors may lead to adverse health conditions and physical and psychological well-beingthrough choices related to habits and lifestyle, as they are associated to impulsivity and lack ofself-regulation skills.