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Body-Image Perception in Pre- and Postadolescent Females
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1994The purpose of this study was to examine both perceived and ideal body-image to establish if the process of adolescence was a contributory factor. A distorting mirror and silhouette pictures were used to examine the image in two groups of 59 pre- and 41 postadolescent girls.
D A, Brodie, K, Bagley, P D, Slade
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Assessment of body-image perception and attitudes in obesity
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2011To examine techniques that have been used to assess various aspects of body-image perception and body-image attitudes in obesity. It summarizes findings from previous review articles and reports on new research findings that have been published between August 2007 and August 2010.Body-image perception and attitudes in obesity have been assessed using ...
Charles B, Pull, Gloria A, Aguayo
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Body Image Perceptions in Men With Prostate Cancer
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2009To describe changes in body image among men with prostate cancer who were either prescribed androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) or were ADT naive and to explore the relationship of age, duration of therapy, and body mass index with body image perception.Exploratory and descriptive.Ambulatory care clinic of a large urban Veterans Affairs medical center ...
Joanne M, Harrington +2 more
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Perception of the Upright in Relation to Body Image
Journal of Mental Science, 1956The Concept of the Body Image and the Perception of the Human BodyThe consideration of our awareness of our own bodies ceased to be wholly a philosophical problem when Pick (1908) and Head and Holmes (1911), having observed neurological disturbances of body awareness, first suggested the concept of a Body Image or Body Schema.
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Lesbian Body Image Perceptions: The Context of Body Silence
Qualitative Health Research, 2007As are all women, lesbians are influenced by Western society's expectations of what a woman should look like. However, they are also influenced by the lesbian subculture. One of the author's aims was to explore how the sociocultural contexts in which lesbians belong influence their perceptions of body image.
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Potential Impacts of Body Image Perception in Female Equestrians
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2021Female body image (BI) has been investigated in many sports yet, in female-dominated equestrianism, there is a paucity of BI research. This study aimed to identify self-perceptions of BI, rider perceptions of judge and coach bias, relationships between BI and self-consciousness and effect of breast size.
Sofia Forino +3 more
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Perception of Body Image in Children with Scoliosis
1997We developed a questionnaire to quantify the significance of trunk deformity to children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The physical appearance and opposite-sex peer relations scales were taken from a scale developed by Marsh to measure specific areas of self-concept in adolescents.
Raso V.J. +5 more
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Acculturation and Body Image Perception among Latino Youth
Ethnicity & Health, 2007Examine the prevalence and predictors of body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating among Latino youth.One hundred and sixty-seven Latino youth were surveyed as part of a tailored nutrition communication intervention. The youth's mean age was 12.81 years (SD = 2.74) and 54% were female.
Guadalupe X, Ayala +3 more
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Body image and size perceptions of Mexican American women
Body Image, 2006Purpose was to examine in Mexican American women the influences of age, weight, socioeconomic status and acculturation level on body image, perceptions of attractive and acceptable female shapes, and tolerance for overweight and obesity. Participants were 276 Mexican American women.
Fary M, Cachelin +2 more
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Body Image Perception in Female Mexican‐American Adolescents
Journal of School Health, 1997ABSTRACT: This study examined the relationship of body image perception to self‐esteem, physical activity involvement, and body composition among female Mexican‐American adolescents. Subjects (N = 254) ranged in age from 13 to 15 years, mean age 14.4, and were drawn from a predominantly Mexican‐American population located in the lower Rio Grande ...
B, Guinn +3 more
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