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Open Access / Acceso abierto Otros títulos: Comparación entre edad cronológica y dental según tres métodos de estimación en una población peruana Editorial: Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas Journal: Investigacion Clinica (Venezuela) URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659816 DOI: 10.54817/IC.v63n1a04 Enlaces adicionales: https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/investigacion/article/view/37891

Open Access / Acceso abierto Otros títulos: Evidencias psicométricas de la Escala de Riesgo de Adicción-Adolescente en Redes Sociales e Internet en estudiantes peruanos] Editorial: Aitana Research Group Journal: Revista de Psicologia Clinica con Ninos y Adolescentes URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659820 DOI: 10.21134/rpcna.2022.09.1.7 Enlaces adicionales: https://www.revistapcna.com/sites/default/files/2123.pdf

Objective: To determine the association between body image dissatisfaction (BID) and depressive symptoms in adolescents from a school in Lima, Peru. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed through a census of 875 high-school students, aged 13 to 17 years, from a school in Lima. Participants completed a survey containing the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Data regarding demographics, alcohol and tobacco use, self-esteem, and family history of depression were also obtained. To identify associated factors, Poisson regression with robust variance was used. Prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results: Of the 875 adolescents, 55.8% were male. The mean age was 14.161.5 years. Depressive symptoms were observed in 19.9% of participants. An association between BID and depressive symptoms was found. Alcohol and tobacco use were also associated with the outcome of interest. Conclusions: Teens who had BID...