Sleep quality, emotional and behavioral disturbances, and eating behavior in adolescents with obesity: a network analysis-based model

Kelmanson I.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312305295

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OBJECTIVE

To attempt to identify persistent associations between sleep quality, symptoms of emotional and behavioral disturbances, and characteristics of eating behavior in obese adolescents based on a network analysis.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study included 194 adolescents, aged 12—17 years (76 girls, 118 boys), with a confirmed diagnosis of obesity due to excess calories (ICD-10 code E66.0). Sleep quality was studied on the basis of the Adolescent Sleep Wake Scale (ASWS), emotional and behavioral disturbances were assessed with the Achenbach Youth Self-Report for Ages 11—18 (YSR), eating behavior — with the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). Network analysis was used to identify the most significant and stable associations between the studied indicators.

RESULTS

The association of poor sleep quality with manifestations of disinhibited behavior in the form of violations of the rules of behavior, aggressiveness, and impaired attention was revealed. Positive correlations between the manifestations of disinhibited behavior (primarily, rule-breaking behavior) and emotional eating behavior, which, in turn, had a positive relationship with external and a negative relationship with restrictive eating behavior, were noted. The disinhibited adolescent behavior is linked with uncontrolled food intake, which can contribute to the development of obesity.

CONCLUSION

Impaired sleep quality, symptoms of emotional and behavioral disorders, and eating disorders in obese adolescents present a stable and specific clinical pattern that should be taken into account when justifying therapy.

Keywords:

network analysis

obesity

eating behavior

sleep

emotions

Authors:

Kelmanson I.A.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre;
Saint Petersburg State Institute for Psychology and Social Work

ORCID: 0000-0002-4449-2786

Received:

11.03.2023

Accepted:

16.03.2023

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