The Relationship Between Lifestyle and Anxiety Levels In Adolescent Girls.

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  • HASHIMOTO Michiyo
    Department of Public Health Sciences, Dokkyo University School of Medicine
  • NISHIYAMA Midori
    Department of Public Health Sciences, Dokkyo University School of Medicine
  • NAKAE Kimihiro
    Department of Public Health Sciences, Dokkyo University School of Medicine
  • NODA Tsuyako
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Sagami Women's University

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  • Relationship Between Lifestyle and Anxiety Levels In Adolescent Girls

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The modern Japanese society has become a very difficult environment for adolescents in which to maintain their optimal physical and mental health. Lifestyle in particular is said to reflect not only health, but also psychological wellbeing including the level of anxiety in adolescents. To investigate the relationship between lifestyle and anxiety in adolescent females, 475 junior high school students at a private women's school in Kanagawa Prefecture participated in this study in April, 1999. A questionnaire was distributed, and physical measurements were taken for all subjects. The percentage of body fat was also measured using a Tanita TBF-310 machine. In addition, the Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS), Japanese Version, was used for assessing the anxiety level of students. The data was analyzed with SPSS 9.0 for Windows, and 413 subjects (mean age =13.57 years) with valid and reliable CMAS scores were selected for analyses. As a result, there were significant differences in menarche rate, Body Mass Index (BMI), and the percentage of body fat by grade level. However, no difference in CMAS score by grade was observed. Fewer hours of sleep per night, having no late meal, eating breakfast alone, and having a large appetite were increased as the grade level increased. In addition, subjects were divided into 3 groups (low, moderate, and high anxiety) by the CMAS total score. The high anxiety group reported symptoms of diarrhea more than other groups. In terms of health practices and eating habits, difficulty in waking up and sleeping well, few hours of sleep per night, getting up at irregular times, skipping breakfast, and not enjoying meals were associated with the high anxiety group. Few hours of sleep, having no late meal, and skipping breakfast were also seen in students with high BMI. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the length of sleep per night, presence of diarrhea symptoms, and difficulty in waking up were predictors of the total CMAS score of subjects. In summary, the level of anxiety in adolescent girls showed a significant correlation with unhealthy lifestyles including health practices and eating habits. These findings suggested that an appropriate health education program for a healthy lifestyle could help maintain optimal mental health in adolescent females.

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  • 民族衛生

    民族衛生 67 (3), 127-137, 2001

    日本民族衛生学会

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