TY - JOUR
T1 - Hope mediates the relationship between depression and quality of life among youths enrolled in a family-based pediatric obesity intervention
AU - Van Allen, Jason
AU - Seegan, Paige L.
AU - Haslam, Aaron
AU - Steele, Ric G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - This study examined the hypothesis that hope mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (QOL) among youths with obesity. Children (N = 93; aged 7–17) enrolled in the “Positively Fit” treatment study completed the Children’s Hope Scale, Behavior Assessment System for Children—Second Edition, Self-Report of Personality Depression Subscale (BASC-2, SRP), and the PedsQLTM to operationalize the hypothesized constructs. A bias corrected bootstrap of the indirect effect was conducted to assess the study hypothesis. There was an indirect effect of depression on QOL through hope. The 95% confidence interval ([CI] = −0.34 to −0.07) had an effect size (standardized indirect effect of −0.14). Hope is a significant mediator of the relationship between depression and QOL. Future research should examine this effect with a longitudinal study design and should test other possible mediators.
AB - This study examined the hypothesis that hope mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (QOL) among youths with obesity. Children (N = 93; aged 7–17) enrolled in the “Positively Fit” treatment study completed the Children’s Hope Scale, Behavior Assessment System for Children—Second Edition, Self-Report of Personality Depression Subscale (BASC-2, SRP), and the PedsQLTM to operationalize the hypothesized constructs. A bias corrected bootstrap of the indirect effect was conducted to assess the study hypothesis. There was an indirect effect of depression on QOL through hope. The 95% confidence interval ([CI] = −0.34 to −0.07) had an effect size (standardized indirect effect of −0.14). Hope is a significant mediator of the relationship between depression and QOL. Future research should examine this effect with a longitudinal study design and should test other possible mediators.
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U2 - 10.1080/02739615.2015.1065744
DO - 10.1080/02739615.2015.1065744
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952660443
VL - 45
SP - 441
EP - 454
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
SN - 0273-9615
IS - 4
ER -