Ceballos Natalie A, Hooker Stephanie, al'Absi Mustafa
Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Tex., USA.
Neuropsychobiology. 2009;60(1):37-43. doi: 10.1159/000235800. Epub 2009 Sep 1.
Previous reports have suggested an inverse relationship between body mass index (BMI) and negative mood in women. However, little is known about the potential association of these variables under stressful conditions, such as those experienced during smoking cessation. The current investigation examined the relationship of BMI and various indices of mood in a sample of male and female cigarette smokers undergoing cessation.
Along with baseline assessments of variables such as depression and anxiety, total mood disturbance and perceived stress were assessed via self-report during both baseline (e.g. the smoking period) and the early phases of smoking cessation.
Among female participants, higher BMI was associated with lower levels of mood disturbance, perceived stress and depression. Similar analyses in male participants were non-significant.
The results of the current study confirm previous reports regarding the relationship of BMI and mood in women and extend these findings to the early stages of smoking cessation.
先前的报告表明，女性体重指数（BMI）与负面情绪之间存在负相关关系。然而，对于这些变量在压力条件下（如戒烟期间所经历的压力）的潜在关联知之甚少。本研究调查了正在戒烟的男性和女性吸烟者样本中BMI与各种情绪指标之间的关系。
除了对抑郁和焦虑等变量进行基线评估外，在基线（如吸烟期）和戒烟早期阶段，通过自我报告评估总情绪紊乱和感知压力。
在女性参与者中，较高的BMI与较低水平的情绪紊乱、感知压力和抑郁相关。男性参与者的类似分析无显著意义。
本研究结果证实了先前关于女性BMI与情绪关系的报告，并将这些发现扩展到戒烟的早期阶段。
