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Body Dissatisfaction in Midlife Women

Journal of Women & Aging, 2004
We examined the extent and correlates of body dissatisfaction among 1026 54-year-old women from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Weight dissatisfaction was reported by nearly 80% of the sample and by over 50% of 'normal weight' women (BMI < 25).
Lindsay, McLaren, Diana, Kuh
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Body Dissatisfaction and Irrational Beliefs

Psychological Reports, 2001
To test the hypothesis that the irrational, evaluative beliefs, postulated by Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy, are associated with body dissatisfaction, 94 women (21 diagnosed with an eating disorder, 38 with high body dissatisfaction but without an eating disorder, and 35 with low body dissatisfaction) completed the Survey of Personal Beliefs and ...
Moller A.T., Bothma M.E.
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Body Shape Dissatisfaction in Schoolchildren

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1988
For many decades thinness has been a desirable attribute for women in prosperous northern European and American cultures. Over the last 20 years or so the acceptable female shape has become even slimmer (Garner & Garfinkel, 1980). The increased emphasis on thinness among women is also apparent from the rising number of articles on slimming in women'
P H, Salmons, V J, Lewis, P, Rogers, A J, Gatherer, D A, Booth   +4 more
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The experience of body dissatisfaction in men

Body Image, 2005
Evidence suggests that the prevalence of body dissatisfaction (BD) is increasing amongst men. However, research has commonly examined the phenomenon in predominantly female groups. In view of this, the current study used a qualitative methodology to explore the experience of BD in men. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 men.
Adams, Gillian, Turner, Hannah, Bucks, Romola   +2 more
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Accounting for fluctuations in body dissatisfaction

Body Image, 2011
The present study evaluated whether the strength of relationship between contextual cues (presence of company and mood) and state body dissatisfaction varied as a function of individual differences in key trait measures (body shame, body surveillance tendencies, internalization of appearance standards, and trait affect) which have been linked to trait ...
Colautti, Lauren A., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew, Skouteris, Helen, McCabe, Marita, Blackburn, Stephen, Wyett, Elise   +5 more
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Emotional expression and body dissatisfaction

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2001
AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the relation between emotional expression and body dissatisfaction in a sample of young women.MethodParticipants were 141 female undergraduates. They were assessed for emotional expression, body dissatisfaction, nonassertiveness, and depressive symptoms.
Jumi, Hayaki, Michael A, Friedman, Kelly D, Brownell   +2 more
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Body dissatisfaction in California adolescents

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2011
Abstract  Purpose: Factors that contribute to body dissatisfaction among adolescents from ethnically diverse California were examined to determine if the factors vary with gender and race. Data sources: Data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey were used; 1807 White, Latino, and Asian American adolescents from 12 to 17 years old were ...
Mary Ellen, Wilkosz, Jyu-Lin, Chen, Christine, Kenndey, Sally, Rankin   +3 more
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Body Dissatisfaction

Human Affairs, 2008
Body Dissatisfaction The author concentrates on the preference of the values of "the cult of the body" increasingly affecting the behaviour of young people and their position in the value system relating to generally recognized values. Too much emphasis on physical beauty and outward appearance significantly determines behaviour and can ...
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Body Image and Body Dissatisfaction

2020
Body image is the perception that individuals have of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception. Body dissatisfaction consists of a negative subjective evaluation of one’s physical body such as figure, weight, stomach, and hips.
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Obesity and body dissatisfaction

Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle, 2009
A tanulmány az elhízás és a testképpel való elégedetlenség kapcsolatát vizsgálja elhízott személyeknél. A testképpel való elégedetlenség kockázati tényezői között a nemet, az elhízás mértékét, az életkort és a karcsúságideál internalizálását vizsgáltuk.Módszertan:Kutatási elrendezés: keresztmetszeti elrendezést és elérhetőségi mintavételt alkalmaztunk.
Edit Czeglédi, Róbert Urbán, Adrien Rigó   +2 more
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