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Body Image Dissatisfaction among Adolescent Girls of a Municipality in Kathmandu: A Cross-sectional Survey

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Body image is the person’s perceptions, thoughts and feelings about his/her body which is a multi-dimensional concept. Body Image Dissatisfaction can be measured using a Body Shape Questionnaire.
Garima Malla, Sarala (Pradhan) Joshi, Alisha Thapa   +2 more
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Body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys.

Developmental Psychology, 2019
Body dissatisfaction is a significant mental health symptom present in adolescent girls and boys. However, it is often either disregarded in adolescent boys or examined using assessments that may not resonate with males. The present study addresses these issues, examining the manifestation, etiology, and correlates of 3 facets of body dissatisfaction ...
Jessica H. Baker, M. K. Higgins Neyland, Laura M. Thornton, Cristin D. Runfola, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Cynthia Bulik   +6 more
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How malleable are attentional biases in women with body dissatisfaction? Priming effects and their impact on attention to images of women’s bodies

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 2019
Understanding attentional biases associated with body dissatisfaction can aid in devising and refining programs to reduce body dissatisfaction. This study compared attention to images of women’s bodies before and after a body satisfaction or body ...
Samantha Withnell, Christopher R. Sears, Kristin M. von Ranson   +2 more
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A Cross-Cultural Study Investigating Body Features Associated With Male Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction in Australia, China, and Malaysia

American Journal of Men's Health, 2014
This study investigated how dissatisfaction with particular aspects of the body was associated with overall body dissatisfaction among male adolescents in Western and Asian cultures. One hundred and six Malaysian Malays, 55 Malaysian Chinese, 195 Chinese
David Mellor PhD, Alice Hucker DPsych(Clinical), Monique Waterhouse BAppSci (Psych) (Hons), Norul Hidayah binti Mamat M.Ed (Educational Psychology), Xiaoyan Xu PhD, Jamie Cochrane BA (Hons) Psychology, Marita McCabe PhD, Lina Ricciardelli PhD   +7 more
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Body Image and Sexual Dissatisfaction: Differences Among Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Lesbian Women

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Gender-based differences in body image dissatisfaction are not conclusive. Women’s body experiences and their impact on sexual satisfaction may advance knowledge on how heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women internalize heterosexist values.
Silvia Moreno-Domínguez, Tania Raposo, Paz Elipe   +2 more
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Effect of Family Pressure, Peer Pressure, and Media Pressure on Body Image Dissatisfaction among Women

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2022
In the current decades, family-pressure, peer-pressure, and media-pressureare playing a vital role in leadingto body image dissatisfaction among working women.
Muhammad Akbar, Fakhira Nasir, Memoona Aslam, Iqra Qasim   +3 more
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Sex differences in the relationships between body dissatisfaction, quality of life and psychological distress

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Background: Body dissatisfaction is associated with impairment in women's quality of life (QoL). To date, research has not examined the relationship between body dissatisfaction and men's QoL, or sex differences in this relationship. Methods: A community
Scott Griffiths, Phillipa Hay, Deborah Mitchison, Jonathan M. Mond, Siân A. McLean, Bryan Rodgers, Robin Massey, Susan J. Paxton   +7 more
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Predictors of Mothers' Postpartum Body Dissatisfaction [PDF]

Women & Health, 2009
To investigate changes in mothers' body dissatisfaction from delivery to 9 months postpartum, and the relationship of postpartum body dissatisfaction to weight, other health, and social characteristics.In this prospective longitudinal study, 506 mothers completed surveys at 0-1 and 9 months postpartum.
Dwenda, Gjerdingen, Patricia, Fontaine, Scott, Crow, Patricia, McGovern, Bruce, Center, Michael, Miner   +5 more
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Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction? [PDF]

, 2014
Men's body dissatisfaction is prevalent and a serious health concern as it is associated with negative outcomes including depression, disordered eating, and anabolic steroid abuse.
Jankowski, Glen, Halliwell, E, Jankowski, Glen S., Diedrichs, Phillippa C., Jankowski, GS, Diedrichs, Phillippa C, Diedrichs, PC, Halliwell, Emma   +7 more
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Materialism, Body Surveillance, Body Shame, and Body Dissatisfaction: Testing a Mediational Model

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
The present study aimed to examine the mechanisms underlying the links between materialism and body dissatisfaction. A sample of 583 Chinese undergraduate women completed a questionnaire measuring materialism, body surveillance, body shame, and body ...
Qingqing Sun
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