Body Mass Index, Social Competence and Behavioral Problems of Children and Caregivers

Authors

  • Doralice Oliveira Pires Dias Pontificia Universidade Católica de Goiás
  • Sônia Maria Mello Neves Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
  • Daniela Sacramento Zanini Pontificia Universidade Católica de Goiás

Keywords:

Obesity, Weight-control, Behavior disorders, Competence, Social skills

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social competences, behavioral problems, competences, and Body Mass Index (BMI) of children who participated in a multidisciplinary intervention program developed to deal with overweight of families. 22 caregivers and 25 children participated. Before the start of the intervention program the CBCL and ASR were administrated. The results show a significant relationship between the child’s internalization of behavioral problems and the BMI as well as a relationship between the child’s and the caregivers behavioral problems. The results suggest that the child’s behavioral problem is a mediating variable between the caregiver’s behavioral problem and the child’s BMI. Therefore,
the development of intervention programs of the overweight problem dealing with the behavioral problems of both is necessary.

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Published

2017-02-02

How to Cite

Dias, D. O. P., Neves, S. M. M., & Zanini, D. S. (2017). Body Mass Index, Social Competence and Behavioral Problems of Children and Caregivers. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 32(2). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18006

Issue

V. 32, N. 2

Section

Estudos Empíricos

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