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Body dissatisfaction predicts the onset of depression among adolescent females and males: a prospective study.

Anna BornioliHelena Lewis-SmithAmy SlaterIsabelle Bray
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
This is the first prospective study to demonstrate that body dissatisfaction in adolescence predicts the occurrence of later depressive episodes in a cohort born in the early 1990s. The findings highlight that body dissatisfaction is a public health concern.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • depressive symptoms
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • bipolar disorder
  • sleep quality
  • low birth weight
  • preterm birth