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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on March 3, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi077
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received May 31, 2004
Revised November 11, 2004
Accepted November 30, 2004

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Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction in Boys and Girls with Asthma

Kimberly Kelsay MD1*, Nicholas A. Hazel BA2, and Marianne Z. Wamboldt MD3

1 National Jewish Medical and Research Center, University of Colorado and Health Sciences Center
2 University of California at Los Angeles, and
3 The Children’s Hospital, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, University of Colorado and Health Sciences Center

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Kimberly Kelsay, E-mail: kelsayk{at}njc.org


  Abstract

Background Body satisfaction is an important issue for youth. Youth with more severe asthma may have experiences and emotions associated with less body satisfaction; however, this has not been studied. Objective To identify correlates of body dissatisfaction in youth with asthma. Methods Sixty-three females and 60 males, ages 8-18 years with asthma, completed measures of body dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression, asthma symptoms, and behaviors. Parents completed measures of asthma limitations; clinicians rated asthma severity. Results Anxiety, depression, and body mass index (BMI) accounted for 21 and 15% of the variance in body dissatisfaction for females and males, respectively. Physical activity added 13% variance to the above model for females. Asthma symptoms added 14% for males. Of note, neither parent ratings of asthma limitations nor clinician ratings of asthma severity contributed additional variance. Conclusion This study increases our understanding of youth with asthma and provides future research directions.

Keywords: asthma; adolescent; body image.
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