The psychological stressors of obese children are depression and low self-esteem. Depression commonly occurs because of the feeling of guilt and shame. An experiment conducted in 2008 to study the relationship between obesity and depression reports that the reason for depression of obese children is feelings of guilt, self-blame, and failure (Reeves, 2008). Obesity usually is associated with a negative self-image, and it is affected by cultural factors (Reeves, 2008). Also, the risk of committing suicide among obese children is higher than non-obese children due to experience of bullying (Stevelos,2010).
