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Understanding body image perception and body image discontentment in early adolescence

Indian Journal of Community Health, 2020
Background: The mounting trends of beauty perceptions have contributed to distorted body image among adolescents. This demands understanding about current pointers of body image satisfaction to prevent eating disorders associated with mismanagement of weight in adolescents.
Radhika Hedaoo, SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu
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Female body image perceptions: the case of elite athletes, habitual exercisers, and inactive individuals [PDF]

To date, research has been equivocal when comparing the body image perceptions of elite athletes, habitual exercisers, and inactive young females. Understanding body image perceptions of athletes, exercisers and inactive females is significant due to ...
Reeve, Victoria
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Body Image and Health-Related Quality of Life of Nigerian Nulligravid, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women [PDF]

Women’s Health Bulletin, 2020
Background: Pregnancy-related changes in women’s body shape and size predisposes to negative body image. However, the nexus between pregnancy-related body image and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is still controvertible.
Chidozie Mbada, Julitta Ehinomen, Kikelomo Mbada, Olabisi Akinwande, Adebanjo Adeyemi, Okechukwu Orji, Esther Afolabi, Moses Makinde, Adaobi Okonji   +8 more
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Body image perception and metabolic syndrome related indicators.

, 2023
Body image perception and metabolic syndrome related indicators.
Jieun Shin (103647), Sungjung Kwak (15203634)   +1 more
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Perception of Body Image Among Sportspersons

European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 2020
Relationship between body and self-image is a well-known and frequently investigated process. Most especially among athletes, this area has been accentuated till the last decades in the literature. This paper focuses on investigating the attitude of people engaged in sports on a regular basis by concentrating primarily on the perception of their body ...
Szűcs, Róbert Sándor, Pólya, Éva, Szakály, Zoltán   +2 more
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Visual distortion of body size modulates pain perception [PDF]

, 2011
Pain is a complex subjective experience, that can be shaped by several cognitive, psychological and even contextual variables. For example, simply viewing the body reduces the reported intensity of acute physical pain.
Longo, Matthew R., Haggard, P, ,, Mancini, F, Mancini, F., Haggard, P., Marjolein P.M. Kammers, Flavia Mancini, Patrick Haggard, Kammers, MPM, Longo, MR, Matthew R. Longo, Kammers, M.P.M.   +12 more
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Association between body weight perception and intuitive eating among undergraduate students in China: the mediating role of body image

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe association between body weight perception and intuitive eating among undergraduate students in China remains insufficiently understood.
Yuanyuan Zhu, Jiage Gao, Qinyi Gao, Dandan Chen, Zhi Zeng   +4 more
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Associations between menopause and body image: A systematic review

Women's Health, 2023
Background: The menopausal transition involves multiple biological and psychosocial challenges that may render middle-aged women vulnerable to body image concerns.
Coralie Vincent, Alexandra M Bodnaruc, Denis Prud’homme, Viviane Olson, Isabelle Giroux   +4 more
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Perception of Body Image amongst Intern Doctors: Determinants and Association with Body Mass Index

NMO Journal
Context: Body image is an individual perception about his or her body. Body image misperception may lead to faulty physical activity and dietary practices which may turn into malnutrition.
Krishna Mahendrabhai Jasani, Vibha Vinodkumar Gosalia, Shobha V. Misra   +2 more
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Body Image Perception and the Effectiveness of a Body Image Education in Pregnant Housewives [PDF]

Journal of Nursing & Care, 2014
Background: Gestation and birth are physiological events and it might be easier for a woman to accept changes in her body image resulting from changes occurred in her body. Purpose: This study aims to determine body alterations, thoughts and behaviors of pregnant women which reflect their body image, and evaluate the effectiveness of education. Methods:
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