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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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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The mediating effect of self-esteem, depression and anxiety between satisfaction with body appearance and problematic Internet use [PDF]
Background and objectives: Given that dissatisfaction with bodily appearance can sometimes lead to the avoidance of personal contacts and the increase of internet use, this study examines this relationship.
Demetrovics, Z +7 more
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Body image importance and body dissatisfaction among Indigenous Australian adolescents [PDF]
Despite their elevated risk of health problems and a propensity to be more overweight or underweight relative to the other members of the Australian population, there has been no previous investigation of body image concerns among Indigenous Australians.
David, Mellor +3 more
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Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A correct perception of the body image, as defined by comparison with actual anthropometric analyses, is crucial to ensure the best possible nutritional status of each individual.
Bramanti, B. +4 more
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Body image dissatisfaction and symptoms of depression disorder in adolescents
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 ...
L. Filho +6 more
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Self-esteem and body image in females:The mediating role of self-compassion and appearance contingent self-worth [PDF]
Body dissatisfaction is a major source of suffering among women of all ages. One factor that has the potential to mitigate body dissatisfaction, as well as promote a positive body image and psychological wellbeing, is self-compassion. This study explored
Carter, Brett +3 more
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Objective: To identify the frequency of disordered eating (DE) and unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCB) among adolescents and associations with age, sex, actual weight status, perceived weight status, and body image dissatisfaction.
G. Leal, S. Philippi, M. Alvarenga
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Body satisfaction and physical appearance in gender dysphoria [PDF]
Gender dysphoria (GD) is often accompanied by dissatisfaction with physical appearance and body image problems. The aim of this study was to compare body satisfaction with perceived appearance by others in various GD subgroups.
Cerwenka, Susanne C +8 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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