caa a22 4500 605476950 CHVBK 20210128100358.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00787-014-0581-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00787-014-0581-4 Associations between overweight, peer problems, and mental health in 12-13-year-old Norwegian children [Elektronische Daten] [Ingebjørg Hestetun, Martin Svendsen, Inger Oellingrath] Abstract : Overweight and mental health problems represent two major challenges related to child and adolescent health. More knowledge of a possible relationship between the two problems and the influence of peer problems on the mental health of overweight children is needed. It has previously been hypothesized that peer problems may be an underlying factor in the association between overweight and mental health problems. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations between overweight, peer problems, and indications of mental health problems in a sample of 12-13-year-old Norwegian schoolchildren. Children aged 12-13years were recruited from the seventh grade of primary schools in Telemark County, Norway. Parents gave information about mental health and peer problems by completing the extended version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Height and weight were objectively measured. Complete data were obtained for 744 children. Fisher's exact probability test and multiple logistic regressions were used. Most children had normal good mental health. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that overweight children were more likely to have indications of psychiatric disorders (adjusted OR: 1.8, CI: 1.0-3.2) and peer problems (adjusted OR: 2.6, CI: 1.6-4.2) than normal-weight children, when adjusted for relevant background variables. When adjusted for peer problems, the association between overweight and indications of any psychiatric disorder was no longer significant. The results support the hypothesis that peer problems may be an important underlying factor for mental health problems in overweight children. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Overweight nationallicence Peer problems nationallicence Mental health nationallicence Psychiatric disorder nationallicence Children nationallicence Adolescents nationallicence Hestetun Ingebjørg Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, Ulefossv. 52, 3710, Skien, Norway aut Svendsen Martin Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway aut Oellingrath Inger Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway aut European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/3(2015-03-01), 319-326 1018-8827 24:3<319 2015 24 787 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-014-0581-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-014-0581-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hestetun Ingebjørg Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, Ulefossv. 52, 3710, Skien, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Svendsen Martin Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oellingrath Inger Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/3(2015-03-01), 319-326 1018-8827 24:3<319 2015 24 787