Family support, depressive and anxious symptomatology in obese women

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i1.47051

Keywords:

obesity, depression, anxiety, family support.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the correlation of perception of family support and depressive and anxious symptoms in patients under treatment for obesity. The sample was composed by female patients (N=39), users of the Unified Health System (SUS), with a mean age of 41.00 years (SD = 10.74). The participants answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Inventory of Perception of Family Support (IPSF). The results show significant negative correlations among the IPSF andthe BDI and the BAI, indicating that the higher the perception of family support received, the lower the scores of anxious and depressive symptoms. Correlations between the BDI and BAI were also found, pointing that the higher the degree of depression, the higher was the patient’s anxiety level. In general, studies show the importance of effective family support, that if perceived as appropriate by the individual, may be a protective factor in the health-disease process.

Author Biographies

Nathália Gomes da Silva, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Especialização em Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte em andamento. Atualmente é mestranda do programa de pós-graduação em Psicologia da Saúde pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba.

José Roniere Morais Batista, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Psicólogo, Doutor em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Professor Temporário da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). Coordena o laboratório de psicologia experimental da UEPB. Professor efetivo da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG).

Melyssa Kellyane Cavalcanti Galdino, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Professora Adjunta do departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba ( UFPB), e professora/ orientadora do programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências Cognitiva e Comportamento da UFPB.

Sibelle Maria Martins de Barros, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Possui graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2001), Doutorado e Pós-Doutorado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (PPGP/UFES). Realizou estágio de doutorando na Lancaster University - UK em 2006. Atualmente exerce a função de professora efetiva no Departamento de Psicologia e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Saúde na Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. É membro efetivo do GT da ANPEPP "Família e Comunidade" e do Grupo de Pesquisa Psicologia da Saúde (CNPq/UEPB). 

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Published

2018-04-01

How to Cite

da Silva, N. G., Batista, J. R. M., Galdino, M. K. C., & de Barros, S. M. M. (2018). Family support, depressive and anxious symptomatology in obese women. Interação Em Psicologia, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i1.47051

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Research Reports

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