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 +2 more
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Body Image Dissatisfaction and Impulse Buying: A Moderated Mediation Model
This study investigated the mediating roles of self-acceptance and self-esteem in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and impulse buying, and tested the moderating effect of gender on the relationships.
Zhihui Cai +6 more
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Body Image Perceptions and Body Image Dissatisfaction among Medical Students in Oman
This study aimed to examine body image perceptions and body image dissatisfaction and their relationship with body mass index (BMI) among medical students in Oman.This cross-sectional study was conducted among students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar, Oman, between September and ...
Divecha, Chhaya A. +3 more
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Body image perceptions and avoidance behaviours among a Moroccan group of adolescents
Background Adolescents are a vulnerable group to body dissatisfaction that causes unhealthy attitudes and behaviours. It has been shown that many factors affect body image dissatisfaction.
Raja Zakaria +2 more
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Body image dissatisfaction and symptoms of depression disorder in adolescents [PDF]
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of body image dissatisfaction on symptoms of depressive disorder in adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study that included 2,162 adolescents ages 18-19 born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, which was part of the joint RPS cohort (Brazilian birth cohorts of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Pelotas-RS, and São ...
L.C. Soares Filho +6 more
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Predicting clothing behaviors of Generation Y men through self-esteem and body dissatisfaction
This study investigated how various dimensions of body dissatisfaction of men in Generation Y (i.e., body dissatisfaction-weight, body dissatisfaction-muscles, and body dissatisfaction-height) influenced their clothing related behavioral responses ...
Jihyun Sung, Ruoh-Nan Yan
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Eating attitudes and body image concerns among female athletes from aesthetic sports
Purpose: Research has suggested that in female athletes from aesthetic sports the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes is higher than in female athletes from other sports, mainly due to sport related factors like extreme training and practicing ...
Aleksandra Aleksić Veljković +4 more
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Course and prediction of body image dissatisfaction during pregnancy: a prospective study
Background During pregnancy, women`s bodies undergo rapid changes in body weight and body size within a relatively short period of time. Pregnancy may therefore be associated with an increased vulnerability for the development of body image ...
Katja Linde +4 more
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Agreement of adolescents’ self-perception of their body image with the analysis on the three-dimensional body image [PDF]
Objectives: to verify the agreement among adolescents’ perception of their own body image and the health professionals’ analysis based on three-dimensional body image and the inter-rater agreement. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with 1,
Susana Cararo Confortin +6 more
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Body self-image disturbances in women with prolactinoma
Objective: To evaluate body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image in women with prolactinoma. Methods: Body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image were evaluated in 80 women with prolactinoma.
Helen S. Pereira +7 more
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