Precenzano Francesco, Smirni Daniela, Vetri Luigi, Marzuillo Pierluigi, Lanzara Valentina, Bitetti Ilaria, Siciliano Margherita, Miraglia Del Giudice Emanuele, Esposito Maria, Santoro Nicola, Carotenuto Marco
Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Pediatr Rep. 2021 Sep 1;13(3):538-545. doi: 10.3390/pediatric13030063.
The epidemic spread of childhood obesity in Western society has interested many researchers, who agree in defining it as a multifactorial disease in which not only eating habits and sedentary lifestyle play a role, but also genetic predisposition. The aim of this study was to analyze the personality profile of a group of mothers of children with obesity and to compare this profile to that of a group of mothers of children without obesity. A total of 258 mothers participated in the study (126 mothers of children with obesity and 132 mothers of children without obesity). Weight and height were measured and the body mass index was calculated. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory second edition (MMPI-2), evaluating personality and psychological disorders, was used to evaluate the personality profile. The results suggested that mothers of children with obesity score higher than the mothers of children without obesity in all MMPI-2 subscales. In most of these subscales, the differences between the two groups of mothers were statistically significant and with a medium to high effect size. These data suggest a new perspective on childhood obesity, identifying it as a multifactorial pathology that requires a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach that also takes care of caregivers to ensure optimal therapeutic efficacy.
儿童肥胖症在西方社会的流行引起了许多研究人员的关注，他们一致认为这是一种多因素疾病，其中不仅饮食习惯和久坐不动的生活方式起作用，遗传易感性也有影响。本研究的目的是分析一组肥胖儿童母亲的性格特征，并将其与一组非肥胖儿童母亲的性格特征进行比较。共有258名母亲参与了这项研究（126名肥胖儿童的母亲和132名非肥胖儿童的母亲）。测量了体重和身高，并计算了体重指数。使用明尼苏达多相人格调查表第二版（MMPI-2）来评估性格和心理障碍，以评估性格特征。结果表明，肥胖儿童的母亲在所有MMPI-2分量表上的得分均高于非肥胖儿童的母亲。在大多数这些分量表中，两组母亲之间的差异具有统计学意义，且效应大小为中到高。这些数据为儿童肥胖症提供了一个新的视角，将其确定为一种多因素病理，需要采取多模式和多学科的方法，同时也要关注照顾者，以确保最佳的治疗效果。
