大學生의 스트레스와 憂鬱에 따른 肥滿指標 및 食行動에 관한 硏究

A study on Obesity & Eating Behavior by Degree of Stress & Depression of College Students in Culinary Program

This study was to investigate the relation of stress and depression to obesity and eating behaviors of college students in culinary program. The subjects's average body mass index(BMI) was in normal range, but their body fat percentage was in overweight range. They felt little confidence of their health status and their average depression index was in medium depression range, which means our subjects felt depression. Older subjects felt stress more, male subjects got more body weight and body fat with more stress, but female subjects got more body weight, obese degree and BMI with less stress. Male subject's obese degree and BMI was intended to increase with severe depression, but female subjets with medium depression had more obese degree and BMI. Especialy female obese students by body mass index were not under depression. Male students seemed not to relieve their depression by overeating, but female students did. Depressed male students seemed not to eat and sleep well, and they felt bad about their health condition. Stressed female students seemed to have bad appetite and health cognition. Results of this study, stress and depression of college students seemed to be caused by the bad eating behavior was found to cause obesity. Thus, adequate therapy about stress and depression, exercise and proper education about eating behavior in college students would be a lot of help for relieving stress and controlling depression.