Perception of body size and body dissatisfaction in adults [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Self-perception of body size seems to be not always in line with clinical definitions of normal weight, overweight and obesity according to Word Health Organization classification.
Wojciech Gruszka +5 more
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Body Dissatisfaction Revisited: On the Importance of Implicit Beliefs about Actual and Ideal Body Image [PDF]
Psychologica Belgica, 2018 Body dissatisfaction (i.e., a negative attitude towards one’s own physical appearance) is assumed to originate from a perceived discrepancy between the actual physical appearance (i.e., actual body image) and the desired ideal state of the body (i.e ...
Niclas Heider +2 more
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Media and Life Dissatisfaction as Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction [PDF]
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 2015 Body dissatisfaction can contribute to social, occupational and recreational losses, constituting a risk factor to health. This study aimed to evaluate the predictors of body dissatisfaction regarding demographic variables, media and life satisfaction ...
Melissa Bittencourt Jaeger +1 more
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Body image dissatisfaction and body regulation practices
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Body image dissatisfaction as negative evaluation of personal physical characteristics is often associated with low self-esteem, eating and affective disorders.
E. Nikolaev
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Body mass index, body dissatisfaction and adolescent smoking initiation [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2017 Smoking influences body weight, but there is little evidence as to whether body mass index (BMI) and body dissatisfaction increase smoking initiation in adolescents.We evaluated the association between measured BMI, body dissatisfaction and latent classes of smoking initiation (never smokers, experimenters, late onset regular smokers, early onset ...
Laurence J. Howe +5 more
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Assessing associations amongst body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms and sociocultural influences in adolescents from rural Nicaragua [PDF]
BMC PsychologyIntroduction We conducted a cross-sectional study with adolescents in rural Nicaragua to assess the associations amongst body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms and sociocultural influences (sociocultural pressures and media internalization), and ...
Fabienne E. Andres +5 more
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Gender differences in body dissatisfaction: A large-scale investigation among adolescents using two international surveys. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBody dissatisfaction is closely linked to low self-esteem, reduced well-being, as well as mental health issues, and eating-related pathologies, which are increasingly prevalent worldwide, particularly among women. Understanding gender differences in body
Clotilde Napp
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The role of perfectionism in body dissatisfaction [PDF]
Journal of Eating Disorders, 2013 Body dissatisfaction is a robust risk factor for disordered eating and is thought to be especially problematic in the presence of high levels of perfectionism. The aim of the current study was to investigate what types of perfectionism were associated with body dissatisfaction.
Wade, Tracey Diane, Tiggemann, Marika
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Differences in the relationships between interoceptive sensibility and self-objectification in women with high and low body dissatisfaction: A network analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBody dissatisfaction is a normative experience with the potential to impact women's mental and physical health. It is closely related to self-objectification, where the body is viewed as an object for aesthetic evaluation rather than for its functional ...
Akansha Mahesh Naraindas +3 more
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Implicit Beliefs about Ideal Body Image Predict Body Image Dissatisfaction [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 We examined whether implicit measures of actual and ideal body image can be used to predict body dissatisfaction in young female adults. Participants completed two Implicit Relational Assessment Procedures (IRAPs) to examine their implicit beliefs ...
Niclas eHeider +2 more
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