Perceptions of Body Attitudes as a Factor of Violence-Breeding Communication

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Reiner Steinweg
Keyword(s):  
Body Attitudes

Validity Support for the Male Body Attitudes Scale

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Bergeron ◽  
Tracy L. Tylka
Keyword(s):  
Male Body ◽  
Body Attitudes

Projection of Eyes in Paranoid Schizophrenia

1972 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-790
Author(s):  
Joseph Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Body Attitudes

Inkblot and self-report measures of eye awareness were administered to samples of paranoid and nonparanoid schizophrenics and neurotics. The significant negative χ2 found only within the paranoid group was interpreted as supporting a pathological projection mechanism as well as previous research which has demonstrated relationships between body attitudes and preferred modes of personality defense.

When Is Buff Enough? The Effect of Body Attitudes and Narcissistic Traits on Muscle Dysmorphia

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Collis ◽  
Vivienne Lewis ◽  
Dimity Crisp
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Dysmorphia ◽  
Body Attitudes

Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
David I. Ben-Tovim ◽  
M. Kay Walker
Keyword(s):  
Body Attitudes

A quantitative study of body-related attitudes in patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 961-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
David I. Ben-Tovim ◽  
M. Kay Walker
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Weight And Shape Concerns ◽  
Body Attitudes ◽  
Extreme Responses ◽  
Diverse Groups

SynopsisThe Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) is a psychometrically sound self-report instrument for assessing women's attitudes towards their own bodies. The BAQ responses of a large sample of patients with eating disorders (ED) diagnosed in accordance with DSM-III-R criteria were compared with those from a normative population and from diverse groups of psychiatrically and physically ill patients. The ED group was distinct, and showed extreme responses in the area of weight and shape concerns. But a better discrimination between the ED and other populations was achieved using subscales that related to ‘body disparagement’ (an intense loathing of the body) and ‘attractiveness’, rather than to weight and shape concerns. ED patients may have a more pervasive disturbance in body-related attitudes than is currently widely accepted. Patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa showed very similar attitudes despite the symptomatic differences between the groups.

scholarly journals Preoccupation with Body Weight and Under-Reporting of Energy Intake in Female Japanese Nutrition Students

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaharu Kagawa ◽  
Andrew P. Hills
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Body Composition Assessment ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
Body Attitudes ◽  
Diet History Questionnaire ◽  
Diet History

The present study aimed to examine associations between body image and under-reporting in female Japanese university students enrolled in a nutrition degree program. A total of 100 participants (aged 18–29 years) completed (1) a self-administered questionnaire including the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ), (2) a dietary assessment using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ), (3) a physical activity assessment using Bouchard’s Physical Activity Record (BAR) and a tri-axial accelerometer, (4) detailed anthropometry, and (5) body composition assessment. Based on the energy intake to basal metabolic rate ratio (EI:BMR) and using a cut-off point of 1.35, 67% of participants were considered under-reporters (URs). While there was no between-group difference in BMI, URs had significantly (p < 0.05) greater percentage body fat (%BF) and trunk fat (%TF) compared with non-URs. Regression analyses indicated accuracy of body perception and a discrepancy between current and ideal weight were associated with EI:BMR, whereas the salience subscale of the BAQ was associated with reported EI. The study raises concerns regarding the validity of EI reported from young Japanese females as they are known to have a strong preoccupation with thinness, even with an acceptable BMI and health and nutritional knowledge.

Age and Gender in Relation to Body Attitudes

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Body Attitudes ◽  
And Gender

In order to examine whether the double standard of aging exists in self-perceptions of body attitudes, 144 men and women aged 20 to 80 years were tested. Variables that might moderate the relationship between body attitudes and aging, including self-esteem, health, masculinity, appearance orientation, and exercise participation were also examined. No age, gender, nor Age × Gender differences in body attitudes were found. Self-esteem, health, and masculinity were positively related to body attitudes, but these relationships did not vary according to age or gender. An Age × Gender × Exercise interaction indicated a positive relationship between age and body satisfaction among women exercisers but a negative relationship among women nonexercisers. Finally, appearance orientation was unrelated to body attitudes among all participants. The results of this study do not support the double standard of aging in self-perceptions but do suggest the similarity and importance of body attitudes across the adult life span.

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