Psychosocial Burden, Multi-System Somatic Symptom Severity, and Weight-Related Stigma in Late Adolescents and Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey from Romania.

Raluca Maior, Hajnal Finta, Halit Tanju Besler, Elena Mardale, Simona Toncean, Vladimir Bacarea

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Raluca MaiorDepartment of Community Nutrition and Food Safety, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street No. 38, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.

Hajnal FintaDepartment of Public Health and Health Management, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street No. 38, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-3167-5497

Halit Tanju BeslerDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydın University, Beşyol Neighborhood, İnönü Street, No. 38, Küçükçekmece, 34295 Istanbul, Türkiye.

Elena MardaleDoctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, Universității Street No. 1, 410087 Oradea, Romania.

Simona TonceanDepartment of Management, Dr. Eugen Nicoară Municipal Hospital, 545300 Reghin, Romania.

Vladimir BacareaDepartment of Research Methodology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street No. 38, 540136 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8567-8459

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Abstract

Evidence on the interplay between perceived stress, dietary behaviour, and weight-related psychosocial burden in Romanian young adults remains scarce. This cross-sectional study assessed associations between BMI, perceived stress, multi-system somatic symptom severity, and psychosocial burden in 117 participants aged 16 to 20 years (89.7% female; mean age 19.23 ± 0.74 years; mean BMI 22.66 ± 3.85 kg/m

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BMIbody imagecross-sectional surveylate adolescentsperceived stresspsychosocial burdenRomaniasomatic symptom severityweight stigma

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PMID42355495

DOI10.3390/life16060969

PMCPMC13301597

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