Perceptions of Body Image by Persons With Prader-Willi Syndrome and Their Parents

Abstract Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by obesity. The Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard, Sorensen, & Schulsinger, 1983) was completed by 43 individuals with this syndrome to determine their level of dissatisfaction with their body. Their parents also completed this scale regarding their child to determine whether they were dissatisfied with their child's body status. Results showed that individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome were dissatisfied with their body. Parents also were dissatisfied with their child's body. Results of this study demonstrate that the responses of persons with Prader-Willi syndrome on the Figure Rating Scale show significant discrepancies between how they think they look and how they wished they looked.

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Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Image in Adolescents from Public Schools in Brazil

10.20944/preprints202109.0295.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roges Ghidini Dias ◽

Ricardo Rodrigo Rech ◽

Ricardo Halpern

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Public Schools ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Central Area ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Eating Attitudes ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Eat 26

There is growing recognition of the adverse effects of body image dissatisfaction (BID) and eating disorder (ED) symptoms on adolescent health. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ED symptoms, BID, and their relationship in adolescents from public schools in Southern Brazil. A total of 782 schoolchildren (male: n=420, female: n=362); age: 15 ± 0,4 years) answered a self-administrated questionnaire to identify sociodemographic data. Children´s Figure Rating Scale was adopted to identify body image and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was applied to investigate ED symptoms. Inferential statistics and hierarchical model-controlled logistic regression were used for association between variables. Most of the schoolchildren reported being satisfied with their bodies. However, we observed a higher prevalence of dissatisfaction among girls for being overweight and thinness among boys. Female students and students from schools located in the central area of the city showed higher chances of developing ED symptoms, and the absence of symptoms of ED appeared to act as a protective factor against BID in schoolchildren. Results of this study show the need to reflect on these factors that influence the development of ED and non-acceptance of their own body in a population concerned with their physical appearance.

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Correlates of Body Image in Polish Weight Trainers

Human Movement ◽

10.1515/humo-2015-0031 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Monika Guszkowska ◽

Tomasz Maziarczyk

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Resistance Training ◽

Body Satisfaction ◽

Rating Scale ◽

The Body ◽

Training Experience ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Adult Men ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Ideal Body

AbstractPurpose. The purpose of this study was to determine body image and body satisfaction in Polish adult men involved in resistance training and to investigate their relationships with objective anthropometric and training characteristics. Methods. The study included 176 males aged 18-31 years with 1-14 years resistance training experience. The Figure Rating Scale, Body Satisfaction Scale and a self-designed questionnaire were administered. Results. Approximately 62% of the participants would like to be more muscular, only 29% accepted their appearance and 9% would like to be less muscular. The body selected as the personal ideal (M = 5.34) was less muscular than the body considered by the participants to be ideal by other men (normative body; M = 6.07) and was more muscular than the body thought to be most attractive to women (M = 5.10). Actual and ideal body muscularity correlated positively with age and body mass, height and BMI. Dissatisfaction with trunk and motor characteristics correlated positively with ideal body and the body considered most attractive to women as well as with the discrepancy indices between the above factors and the actual body. Conclusions. Men regularly involved in resistance training were found to strive for a muscular physique. The normative body, the physique believed to be desired by other men, was more muscular than what was considered preferential to women. However, the latter constitutes a stronger determinant of the level of body satisfaction in men engaged in resistance training.

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Further Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the Photographic Figure Rating Scale for Body Image Assessment

Journal of Personality Assessment ◽

10.1080/00223891.2012.660293 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 94 (4) ◽

pp. 404-409 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Viren Swami ◽

Stefan Stieger ◽

Amy Sunshine Harris ◽

Ingo W. Nader ◽

Jakob Pietschnig ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Image Assessment

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The Body Image Matrix of Thinness and Muscularity—Male Bodies: Development and validation of a new figure rating scale for body image in men

Journal of Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1002/jclp.22933 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 76 (7) ◽

pp. 1283-1292

Author(s):

Rike Arkenau ◽

Silja Vocks ◽

Christoph O. Taube ◽

Manuel Waldorf ◽

Andrea S. Hartmann

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Rating Scale ◽

The Body ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Development And Validation

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Development of a BMI-Assigned Stunkard Scale for the Evaluation of Body Image Perception Based on Data of the SOS Reference Study

Obesity Facts ◽

10.1159/000516991 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Verena Parzer ◽

Kajsa Sjöholm ◽

Johanna Maria Brix ◽

Per-Arne Svensson ◽

Bernhard Ludvik ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Weight Status ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Test Accuracy ◽

Image Perception ◽

Optimal Cutoff ◽

Body Image Perception ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Measured Weight ◽

Reference Cohort

Introduction: Stunkard’s figure rating scale is a widely used tool to assess weight status and, more recently, body image perception in people with obesity. However, large population-based studies on Europeans linking this scale’s silhouettes with measured BMI values are lacking. Therefore, we used measured weight and height data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) reference cohort to assign a mean BMI to each of the 9 Stunkard Scale silhouettes and to define silhouette cutoff values for categorizing people with obesity and overweight. Methods: A total of 1,128 participants from the SOS reference cohort were included (54% females, BMI = 25.2 [ranging from 17.6 to 45.4] ±3.8 kg/m2, and age = 50 [ranging from 36 to 62] ±7 years [means ± standard deviation]). Patients estimated their own body size by choosing a silhouette of the Stunkard Scale. A mean BMI, based on measured weight and height, was assigned to each male and female silhouette of the Stunkard Scale. Measured BMI values were compared with BMI values calculated by simple linear regression analysis. ROC analysis was used to test accuracy of discrimination and the Youden index to assess optimal cutoff. Results: Figure ratings and BMI were strongly correlated in men, r (518) = 0.76, p < 0.001 and women, r (606) = 0.80, p < 0.001. Silhouette selection significantly predicted BMI values in men, β = 16.03, t (518) = 25.30, p < 0.001, and women, β = 12.06, t (606) = 32.98, p < 0.001, and explained a significant proportion of variance in BMI values in men, R2 = 0.55, F (1, 518) = 639.98, p < 0.001, and women, R2 = 0.64, F (1, 606) = 1,087.88, p < 0.001. ROC curve analyses resulted in an optimal cutoff value of 6 for identifying people with obesity and 5 for overweight. Conclusion: Stunkard’s figure rating scale can be used with confidence to assess weight status. Silhouette selection accurately classifies subjects as overweight or obese.

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Senior Adults: Does Body Image Matter?

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 883-884

Author(s):

Keri Larsen ◽

Myia Graves ◽

Ashley Bowers ◽

Valerie Saba ◽

Lauren Himel

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Senior Adults ◽

Comparison Theory ◽

Moment Coefficient ◽

Sociocultural Attitudes ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

The Social ◽

Attitudes And Perceptions ◽

The Media

Abstract Through the theoretical framework of the Social Comparison Theory, the current study will examine general attitudes and perceptions of body image in senior adults who are currently participating in organized recreational activities. Participants between the ages of 50 years of age and older participating in organized recreational programs in the Southeast will be administered the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale (SATAQ) to measure participants’ body image as influenced by general media, athletic and sport figures, as well as pressure to conform to the media ideal. The Figure Rating Scale will be administered, and is composed of nine drawings of bodies that progressively increase in size from very thin to overweight. Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation will be used to determine the association of scores between the SATAQ and Figure Rating Scale.

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“eLoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale”: Exploring the Assessment of Body Image Disturbances from Allocentric and Egocentric Perspectives

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9092926 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 2926

Author(s):

Johana Monthuy-Blanc ◽

Stéphane Bouchard ◽

Marilou Ouellet ◽

Giulia Corno ◽

Sylvain Iceta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Size ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Individual Comparison ◽

Body Size Dissatisfaction ◽

Body Image Disturbances

The first objective of this study was to test the convergent and discriminant validity between the “eLoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale” and the traditional paper-based figure rating scale (FRS). The second objective was to explore the contribution of the egocentric virtual reality (VR) perspective of eLoriCorps to understanding body image disturbances (BIDs). The sample consisted of 53 female and 13 male adults. Body size dissatisfaction, body size distortion, perceived body size, and ideal body size were assessed. Overall, outcomes showed good agreement between allocentric perspectives as measured via VR and the FRS. The egocentric VR perspective produced different results compared to both the allocentric VR perspective and the FRS. This difference revealed discriminant validity and suggested that eLoricorps’ egocentric VR perspective might assess something different from the traditional conception of body dissatisfaction, which an allocentric VR perspective generally assesses. Finally, the egocentric VR perspective in assessing BIDs deserves to be studied more extensively to explore the possibility of finding two types of body image distortion: (a) an egocentric perceptual body distortion, referring to internal body sensation affected by intra-individual changes, and (b) an allocentric perceptual body distortion, referring to external body benchmarks constructed by inter-individual comparison occurring in a given cultural context.

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Predictors of Body Image Perception among African American Women

Western Journal of Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/0193945919894709 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (11) ◽

pp. 903-909

Author(s):

Yvonne Ford ◽

Stephanie Pickett

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Image Perception ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Body Image Perception ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

The Us ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity

Obesity is a significant health problem in the US with African American (AA) women having one of the highest prevalence of obesity. Some AA women may equate a larger BMI with a positive body image. The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to examine the relationship between demographic variables, body image perception, coping behaviors and BMI with a non-probability sample of 191 AA women, 18–40 years old. Participants completed a demographic form and Pulver’s Figure Rating Scale (PFRS). Weight and height were measure and body mass index (BMI) calculated. Significant findings show that chronological age, hypertension, cigarette smoking and BMI were positively associated with body image perception. Using regression analysis, hypertension and BMI were predictors of body image perception. The study findings indicate that chronic illness and BMI impact body image perception.

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Perception of body image and its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) among college girls in Puducherry

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2018-0208 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Kumari Puja ◽

Sathish Rajaa ◽

Ramesh Ronur ◽

Mahalakshmy Thulasingam

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Shape ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

Healthy Eating Behavior ◽

Negative Images ◽

Body Shapes ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

AbstractIntroduction and ObjectivesAdolescence is a transition stage when girls start developing positive and negative images regarding their body shape and appearance. It is a period where there is a constant urge among females to get a skinny and slim body shape. These distinguished unreal body shapes are influenced by the mass media and other common cultural idols. As it is important to know the factors affecting their perception, we aimed to determine the proportion of college girls who overestimate/underestimate their body image and also the influence of media, peers and parents in their perception of body image.MethodsTotal 510 students were selected between 18 and 21years. Standardized self -administered questionnaire such as the Figure Rating Scale (FRS) was used to determine the perception of body image among college girls. The FRS consists of schematic silhouette image of nine female from outmost slender to outmost overweight. Data regarding Sociodemographic, Anthropometry and effect of various factors influencing them were also collected.ResultsThe present study showed that almost 60.2% of the college girls were having correct perception of their body shape. 21.2% of the college girls overestimated their body shape and 18.6% of college girls underestimated their body shape. The perception was significantly influenced by media, parents and peers.ConclusionThe study concluded that almost two in five girls have a misconception of their body shape and it is more influenced by media and family, so encouraging adequate support from their parents and following healthy eating behavior is the need of the hour.

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ACROMEGALY IN REMISSION: A VIEW FROM THE PARTNER

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/eje-21-0537 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rachel Fourneaux ◽

Marie Vermalle ◽

Frederique Albarel ◽

Isabelle Morange ◽

Thomas Graillon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Body Image ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Chronic Illnesses ◽

Point Of View ◽

Accurate Estimation ◽

Figure Rating Scale ◽

And Coping

Background A relative can be an asset in dealing with chronic illnesses, such as acromegaly, where quality of life is altered even after remission. However, it has been shown that quality of life of caregivers can also be impacted. Our main objective was to compare the perception of acromegaly in remission in the patient-relative dyad. Methods In this observational study, 27 patients in remission and relatives were first asked to complete quality of life, anxiety/depression and coping strategy questionnaires. Then, the patient’s body image and self-esteem were evaluated from both the patient’s and from the relative’s point of view using the same questionnaires with modified instructions. Results Relatives had overall an accurate estimation of patient body image using the Figure Rating Scale by Stunkard. However, there were wide variations between the patient’s and the relative’s responses regarding self-esteem and body perception. The quality of life of relatives was not altered and was significantly higher in the social domain than for the patient. Conclusions Our results show that relatives require education concerning all the steps involved in the management of acromegaly, as they likely do not fully understand the sequelae of acromegaly.

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