BODY IMAGE PERCEPTION, BODY SHAPE CONCERN AND BODY SHAPE DISSATISFACTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaria, K. ◽  
Vikram, M. ◽  
Ayiesah, R.
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Ideal Body Weight ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Shape Concern

There are significant surge on body image concern among young adults globally. The negative body image eventually leads to body shape dissatisfaction (BSD) and consequently would cause unfavorable outcomes such as anxiety, depression, low-self-esteem and poor quality of life. The self-reported body mass index (BMI), Self-rating Body Silhouette and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-16A) were used to identify relationship of body image perception, body shape concern with body shape dissatisfaction (BSD) among undergraduates’ students at Health Science Faculty UiTM, Malaysia.  Majority  of males and females  were in normal category  on body image perception with 64.7  % and 61 % respectively. About 79.4 % of male and 82.7 % female perceived their body weight as ideal body weight. On body shape concern, 67.6 % of male and 45.7 % of female were not concerned of their shape. Approximately 48.1 % of females were dissatisfied with their body shape and desire to become thinner contrary 44.1 % of male desire to become heavier. In addition increase in body shape concern lead decrease BSD. In view of their ignorance to achieve the desired body image and body shape concern may raise fear of unhealthy eating practices especially among female’s students. Thus, health awareness programs, health promotion, and health screening are to be necessitated among female university students to alleviate the potential risk of unhealthy eating behaviors.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Factors and Body Image Perception Are Associated with BMI-For-Age among Children Living in Welfare Homes in Selangor, Malaysia

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur A Rahim ◽  
Yit Chin ◽  
Norhasmah Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Body Weight Status ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Considering the double burden of malnutrition in Malaysia, data on malnourished children living in welfare homes are limited. This study aimed to determine the body weight status of children living in welfare homes and its associated factors. A total of 307 children aged 7–17 years old living in 15 selected welfare homes completed a standardized questionnaire, and their body weight and height were measured by trained researchers. There were 54.4% orphans, 23.8% abandoned children, and 21.8% children from problematic families. There were 51.5% boys and 48.5% girls; 52.4% were Malays, followed by 31.3% Indians, 12.7% Chinese, and 3.6% from other ethnic groups. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (23.1%) was higher than the prevalence of thinness (8.5%). In bivariate analyses, socio-demographic factors of age (p = 0.003), sex (p = 0.0001), ethnicity (p = 0.001), and welfare home enrollment status (p = 0.003), and psychological factors of self-esteem (p = 0.003), body shape dissatisfaction (p = 0.0001), and underestimation of body weight status (p = 0.002), were significantly associated with body mass index (BMI)-for-age. In the multiple linear regression analysis, children who were either Malays (β = 0.492) or Chinese (β = 0.678), with a status of being abandoned (β = 0.409), with body shape dissatisfaction (β = 0.457), and underestimated body weight status (β = 0.628) significantly explained 39.7% of the variances in higher BMI-for-age (F = 39.550; p < 0.05). Besides socio-demographic background, the current findings emphasized the importance of incorporating body image perception in an obesity prevention intervention program in welfare homes.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Body Image Perception among 8 th Grade Pupils

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (87) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigita Derkintienė
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
General Education ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
The Body ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Naked Body

Research background and hypothesis. Previous studies have shown that dissatisfaction with the body image among girls often reflects a desire to be thinner, among boys – a desire to be bigger, taller, become more muscular and have a nice body shape. It is known that adolescents have a very precise body image which is related to their own perception. However, there is a gap in research, analyzing body image aspect, i. e. evaluation of specific body image components. Hypothesis – there is a difference in the satisfaction level with specific body image components among 8 th  grade pupils; body image assessment of 8 th  grade pupils is different in the aspect of gender. Research aim was to establish gender differences in body image perception among 8 th  grade pupils.Research methods. The research has been conducted during the months of March-April-May of 2012. A random probability sampling method was used with 8 th  grade pupils from 24 general education schools located in various cities and towns around Lithuania. The research sample was comprised of 1347 (boys n = 674, girls n = 673) 8 th  grade pupils. To perform the diagnostic analysis, the author designed a body image perception questionnaire, composed on the basis of V. Rittner (1986), A. Zaborskis et al. (1996), R. Jankauskienė (2001), A. Zaborskis, J. Makari (2001), W. D. Brettschneider, T. Kleine, G. Klimek (2003), D. M. Garner (2004), R. Russell (2004), A. Miškinytė (2011), questionnaires.Research results. Results of the present research allows concluding that respondents are more dissatisfied with their body image components which are influenced by adolescents’ phenotype. i.e. stomach, shoulders, legs, thighs, hips,  buttocks,  waist,  shin,  breast  (p  <  0.001).  Gender  differences  in  body  image  perception  revealed  that  girls tended to be more dissatisfied with their facial features (p  < 0.001), nose (p < 0.001), cheeks (p = 0.003), facial skin (p < 0.001), hair (p = 0.001), breasts (p = 0.004), waist (p = 0.001), stomach (p < 0.001), legs (p = 0.001), hips (p < 0.001), thighs (p < 0.001), shin (p < 0,001), buttocks (p < 0.001), feet (p < 0.001), naked body (p < 0.001), body shape (p < 0.001), and body weight (p < 0.001). Discussion and conclusions. Differences in body image perception among 8 th  grade pupils depend on gender, i. e. girls compared to boys (p < 0.001), tend to be more dissatisfied with their body image.Keywords: body image, adolescence, body weight, body type, body shape.

scholarly journals Analysis of Health-Related Behaviors of Adult Korean Women at Normal BMI with Different Body Image Perceptions: Results from the 2013–2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5534
Author(s):  
Seyeon Park ◽  
Jieun Shin ◽  
Seunghui Baek
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
National Health ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related

The tendency of misperceiving one’s body image was found to be higher among those at normal body mass index (BMI). Thus, the present study aims to provide basic data to seek solutions for ideal physical activities and right body image perception by comparing health-related behaviors of women at normal BMI. Among the 39,225 respondents from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES) conducted from 2013 to 2017, 10,798 adult women with World Health Organization (WHO) BMI Classifications of 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 (Asia-Pacific) were considered, from which pregnant and breast-feeding women and women whose body image perception was not identified were excluded, leading to a total of 9288 women. Data were analyzed utilizing SAS ver. 9.4 for frequency analysis, cross tabulation, GLM (generalized linear model), and logistic regression analysis with complex samples design, in conformity with the guidelines of the KNHNES. The results showed that approximately most (87.6%) of adult Korean women misperceived their body image. Misperception of body image was related to inappropriate health-related behaviors such as smoking, insufficient sleeping, and excessive body weight management; those who had underestimated their body image (≤64 odds ratio (OR) (0.718 (confidence interval (C.I.) 0.594–0.866))) carried out fewer health-related behaviors, while women aged 65 or above engaged in more health-related behaviors when they perceived themselves as obese (OR 1.683 (C.I. 1.260–2.248; overestimation)). To sum up, it was found that lack of health management, inappropriate body weight control, and health-related behaviors are related to body image misperception compared with real BMI. As such, it is necessary to have educational programs to encourage building proper perception of one’s body image and body weight, and to carry out health-related behaviors.

Overweight/obese Patient Referrals to Plastic Surgery: Temperamental and Personality Traits

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S259-S259
Author(s):  
C. Pavan ◽  
F. Bassetto ◽  
V. Vindigni
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Psychiatric Evaluation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception

IntroductionCorrelations between psychiatric disorders and overweight/obesity are reported in the literature. The study aimed at detecting correlations between psychiatric disorders, temperamental traits and body image perception in overweight and obese patients who seek surgical lipostructuring treatments.Methods28 overweight/obese patients (age 18–60 yrs, BMI 25 to 34.9 at recruitment) were enrolled in the period March 2008–June 2011 between those referring to the outpatient service for Obesity-related lipodystrophisms of the Institute of Plastic Surgery. Presence of psychiatric disorders, temperamental traits and body image perception were evaluated, and compared to a control group (n = 25) from general population sharing clinical/demographic features. Psychiatric evaluation was based on acquisition of clinical history, Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Beck Depression Inventory, Yale Brown Scale (YBOCS), Paykel Life Events Scale, NEO Five Factory Inventory, Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ).ResultsThe patients group presented higher scoring in lifetime depression and BSQ with moderate/mild concern with body shapes. With regard to personality traits, TPQ revealed higher score in subscale RD4 (dependence/independence) in the patients, while controls scored higher in “openness to experience” NEO-FFI sub-scale. At YBOCS obese patients presented higher prevalence of obsessive characters.ConclusionThe affective sphere is a relevant feature in obese patients, but also obsessive traits, as negative body shape perception and temperamental and personality characteristics appear to be involved in leading patients to seek surgical consultation. These aspects are implicated in medical/surgical outcome and compliance to treatments.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Body image perception in relation to recent weight changes and strategies for weight loss in a nationally representative sample in the European Union

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (1a) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead McElhone ◽  
John M Kearney ◽  
Ismene Giachetti ◽  
Hans-Joachim Franz Zunft ◽  
J Alfredo Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Eu

AbstractObjectivesTo assess body image perception and satisfaction with current body image across the EU and to explore the influence of sociodemographic variables, body-weight change and strategies for losing weight on body image perception.DesignA cross-sectional study in which quota-controlled, nationally representative samples of approximately 1000 adults from each country completed a face-to-face interview-assisted questionnaire.SettingThe survey was conducted in the 15 member states of the EU between March and April 1997.SubjectsThe questionnaire was completed by 15 239 subjects (aged 15 years and upwards). Data were weighted by population size for each country and by sex, age and regional distribution within each member state.ResultsJust 39% of respondents in the EU were satisfied with their weight and these were more likely to be male (46%) rather than female (31%). Across the EU 29% of Finnish subjects were content with their weight compared with 47% in Belgium and 48% in Luxembourg. The highest percentage of subjects who were content with their body weight was among females who were underweight (58%) and males who were normal weight (66%). A further 20% of underweight females wished to be lighter compared to only 5% of males. Diet was the most frequently selected method for losing weight especially among females wishing to be considerably lighter (27%) while males were as likely to use exercise as diet as a strategy to lose weight.ConclusionsGeographical and sociodemographical influences on body image perception are evident across the EU. There were clear gender differences in the desire to be thinner with a high proportion of females who were underweight being content to be so.

Indeks Jisim Badan (BMI) dan Hubungannya dengan Persepsi Imej serta Kepuasan Berat Badan dalam Kalangan Remaja

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Shihah Abdullah ◽  
Wan Nur Syahida Wan Kamaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Weight Satisfaction ◽  
Highly Correlated

This study was conducted to examine the body image perception and body weight satisfaction among teenagers in relation to their Body Mass Index (BMI) trend. Two instruments were administered; the questionnaire, body image perception and the body weight satisfaction among 1200 teenagers. The body mass index (BMI) pola among of 54.41% of the teenagers fall in the normal BMI (18.5-24.9). However, there was an increasing pattern of towards overweight and obese parallel to increasing of ages. This study shows the level of accuracy of the body image perception was highly correlated to the actual BMI, r=0.77, p<0.01. Tehe relationship between body weight satisfaction and BMI is low (r=0.373). To conclude, BMI level of teenagers is at satisfactory level but there is a tendency for them to project for the body weight less than the normal range as prescribed by WHO/UNICEF (1998). Hence, a constant monitoring is indeed required to avoid issues on body weight management such as obesity and under-weight among the teenagers population.

scholarly journals Association Between Food Choices Motivators and Physical Activity in Body Image (dis)Satisfaction in Portuguese Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Simões Dias ◽  
Marlene Lages ◽  
Roberta Frontini ◽  
Luís Luís ◽  
Maria dos Anjos Dixe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception

Concerns about weight and body image are common among adolescents since they are particularly vulnerable to body-image dissatisfaction due to the normal physiological, social, and psychological changes they are going through. This study aims to analyse the relationship between food choice motivations and physical activity in body-image perception among adolescents. Twelve to sixteen years old adolescents were recruited from three school districts. The Portuguese version of the Food Choices Questionnaire (FCQ) was used to assess food choice motivators, and the Quantification de l'Activité Physique en Altitude Chez les Enfants was used to assess physical activity and to calculate daily energy expenditure (DEE). Body image perception was measured using Collins' sequence of seven silhouettes. Body image (dis)satisfaction was estimated by the present body shape minus the desired body shape. ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to compare groups, and the post-hoc Bonferroni test was used to compare target groups. A multinominal logistic regression was performed to analyse the association between gender, age, hours of sport's competition, FCQ, and body dissatisfaction. All analyses were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. The sample comprised 286 adolescents (51.4% females). Means of FCQ categories varied between 0.33 and 0.97 (range: −2 to 2). Regarding the categories of FCQ, statistically significant differences were found in the category of body satisfaction and weight control among the three groups (p = 0.004). A preventive effect was found of choosing food regarding body satisfaction and weight control, on body-image dissatisfaction.

Social Aspects of Body Image: Perception of Normalcy of Weight and Affect of College Undergraduates

1977 ◽  
Vol 45 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1035-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan H. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Actual Body ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Actual Body Weight ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Perceptual Distortion ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Relationship Of

Two aspects of body image, perception of normalcy of weight and affect, were studied by means of a paper-and-pencil test with 62 male and 117 female undergraduates. The relationship of the social characteristics of sex, age, race, and actual body weight (underweight, normal weight, overweight) to body-image distortion was investigated. Individuals who were underweight or overweight were more likely to perceptually distort their weight-related appearance than were normal weight respondents. Among those who misperceived their weight-related appearance, both underweight and overweight persons tended to normalize their appearance. Among those who misperceived their weight-related appearance, sex was also related to the type of perceptual distortion experienced. Females tended to perceive themselves as appearing heavier, whereas males tended to perceive themselves as appearing lighter, than they actually were. There was no relationship between perceptual distortion of body weight and body affect. Age, race, and actual body weight were related to affect. Affect was more negative among young respondents than older respondents. White individuals had poorer affect scores than non-whites. Overweight respondents also had more negative affect scores than other respondents.

scholarly journals Analisa Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Makan Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jakarta Tahun 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Maya Kartika Hadiyuni ◽  
Luh Eka Purwani ◽  
Nunuk Nugrohowati
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Final Level

Background: Eating behavior is the way a person thinks, is knowledgeable, and has views about food which is expressed in the form of eating. Deviant eating behaviors can be caused by a variety of factors, one of which is the stress condition commonly experienced by final-level students.. Objective: This study aims to determine the factors associated with the eating behavior of final-level students. Methods: The study used cross-sectional analytical studies on 49 respondents with stratified random sampling techniques. Data was collected using a questionnaire conducted online via google-form. The questionnaire that has been made by previous researchers has been tested for validity and reliability.  Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents had female gender (73.5%), good eating behavior (69.4%), positive body image perception (61.2%), moderate stress level (51%), and positive emotional eating (51%). Based on bivariate analysis there was a relationship between perception of body image and eating behavior (p = 0.029). Conclusion: Therefore, students are advised to build good confidence in order to create a positive perception of body image, so that they can have good eating behaviors with high levels of productivity. Keywords: eating behavior; gender; body image perception; stress; emotional eating; final year student.

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