scholarly journals Prevalence of Body Self-Image Dissatisfaction and Correlations with Anthropometry Variables in Urban Mediterranean Adolescents

Author(s):  
Dolores Escrivá ◽  
Esther Moreno ◽  
Jordi Caplliure ◽  
Inmaculada Benet ◽  
Carlos Barrios

The critical changes in physical appearance during adolescence can considerably influence the self-appraisal of body image. The purpose of this study is to analyze body self-image gender differences in Mediterranean adolescents, and his relationships to the anthropometric characteristics of this population in different phases of the adolescence. Participants were 809 Mediterranean teenagers (396 females) aged 11 to 17. A relative low prevalence of dissatisfaction with body image was observed among healthy urban Mediterranean adolescents (boys 17.3%; girls 22.7%). Girls showed statistically significantly higher mean BSQ scores than boys (M = 61.7, SD = 26.6 versus M = 56.3, SD = 27.1; p < 0.001). Girls in the late adolescence were more often classified as being dissatisfied (31%) in comparison to those in the early adolescent group (19.1%; p < 0.05). There was a good correlation of BSQ scores with all the anthropometric variables in males but not in females.

Author(s):  
Dolores Escrivá ◽  
Esther Moreno-Latorre ◽  
Jordi Caplliure-Llopis ◽  
Inmaculada Benet ◽  
Carlos Barrios

The aim of this study was to analyze whether weight status has a relationship with the prevalence of body self-image dissatisfaction in Mediterranean urban teenagers. A series of 809 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years underwent anthropometric measurements according to ISAK protocols and completed the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). The overall overweight prevalence according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria was 11.5%, and 2.7% for obesity. Girls showed higher overweight prevalence than boys (18.4% vs. 12.9%; p < 0.05). At the late adolescence period (16–17 y), obesity was observed in the boys but not in the girls (8.7% vs. 0%; p < 0.01). There was a relative low prevalence of body image (BI) dissatisfaction among participants (boys 17.3%; girls 22.7%). In the late adolescence period, the girls were more often classified as being dissatisfied (31%). A weak correlation between the BSQ scores and all the anthropometric variables related to the adiposity profile was detected only in the boys. A logistic regression confirmed that female adolescents and the late pubertal period had a significant association with body dissatisfaction, regardless of their weight status. As BI are not related to weight status measured by body mass index (BMI) percentiles, other factors beyond anthropometry deserve further research to explain BI concerns specifically in girls.


Author(s):  
Ranjini Karthikeyan ◽  
Amiya Bhaumik

Body self-relation is a multidimensional construct defined by persons" perceptions of and attitudes about their body. Body image does not simply reflect the biological enrichment of the individual or the feedback received from the significant others. The way you perceive about your body is your cognitive body image. This can lead to excessive concern with body shape and weight. Behaviors in which you relate as a result of your body image encompass your behavioral body image. A study based on the gender differences in body relation relating to young adults rating the comparison in perception of both male and female data. Hundred participants of both male and female took part in answering the by Multidimensional body selfrelations questionnaire (MBSRQ-AS). Results demonstrated by Mann Whitney U test revealed that there is significant difference between male and female young adults in their relation to body self, p<0.05, (2- tailed) in appearance orientation. There is no statistical sig.>0.05 differences in the other dimensions. Therefore, this study rejects the null hypothesis in (dimension) appearance orientation and accepts the null hypothesis (dimensions) in appearance evaluation, body area satisfaction, overweight preoccupation and self-classified weight. Keywords: body self-relation; gender differences


1970 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Rasel Ahmed

Aggression behaviour in 160 adult Chakma tribal students was studied. The subjects were equally divided into boys and girls. Each category was again subdivided into early adolescent and late adolescent. Age of early adolescent group ranged from 11 to 14 years and late adolescent group ranged from 15 to 18 years. Thus, the study used a 2×2 factorial design representing two levels of gender (boy versus girl) and two levels of stage of development (early versus late adolescence). The measure of aggressive behaviour was administered on the sample for data collection. It was found that regardless of stage of development, boys expressed significantly higher rates of aggression than girls. Similarly, regardless of gender, respondents at early adolescent stage expressed significantly higher rates of aggression than the respondents at late adolescent stage. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jles.v6i0.9722 JLES 2011 6: 59-63


Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Jasmine Fardouly ◽  
Yuhui Wang ◽  
Wen Shi

With the visual turn in online communication, selfies have become common on social media. Although selfies as a way of self-representation provide people with more chances to express themselves, the adverse effects selfies could bring to users’ body image need to be treated seriously. This study tested whether selfie-viewing behaviour on social media was related to facial dissatisfaction and whether appearance comparisons played a mediating role. Moreover, the self-objectification was examined as a moderator between selfie-viewing behaviour and facial dissatisfaction via appearance comparisons. Results showed that more selfie-viewing was associated with higher facial dissatisfaction, and this relationship was mediated by appearance comparisons. The study also found that self-objectification moderated the indirect relation between selfie-viewing and facial dissatisfaction via appearance comparisons. Gender differences were also found to affect the mediation model. Our research provides new insights into the interactions between social media use and perception of body image.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5392-5404
Author(s):  
Niharika Thapliyal ◽  
Mun Mun Ghosh

The study of a person's opinion of their own body is the study of "body image." While the definition was not much complicated, the arguments around the "Body Image" have numerous folds, from weight and size to appearance and normality. There can be a long list of things that can affect a person's body image concept and make them feel good about themselves or even dread being in their bodies. The source can be anything from one’s peers to the brands advertising their products with the help of models and celebrities. In this research, we will focus on the advertisements impacting the self-body image. The advertisers take the help of models and celebrities to impact the minds of their viewers and nudge them to try their product. In today’s world, a consumer’s self-image is targeted by how an advertisement is made. The research used a mixed-method approach to imply the finding of the study. The study validated and established the identified and the proposed construct and implied that the advertisements impact the viewers to attain or aspire for the sure self-body image. However, for a brief period, the effect and impact it creates cannot be overruled entirely.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva ◽  
Camila Cremonezi Japur ◽  
Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penaforte

Abstract This integrative review of literature followed the PICO strategy to investigate the repercussions of the use of social networks on the body image of their users. PubMed, LILACS, PsycINFO and SciELO databases were included as well as articles published between January 2006 and February 2019. Thirty-three articles were analyzed, which compose the corpus of this review. The studies revealed that social networks have a predominantly negative repercussion on the body self-image of their users, increasing levels of body dissatisfaction, also having a negative impact on mood and self-esteem. Added to this, social networks influenced the body type that users would like to have, translated by the lean body profile, considered a model of beauty.


Author(s):  
Kikinezhdi O.M. ◽  
Chip R.S.

Purpose. The aim of the article is to highlight the results of theoretical analysis and empirical study of the peculiarities of gender perceptions, identification of gender characteristics in the structure of the Self-image of adolescent girls and boys. The state of development of the researched problem is clarified, the content of the basic concepts is revealed.Methods. The theoretical methods are used such as analysis, comparison, generalization, systematization of scientific statements and facts; empirical such as observation, conversation, testing for in-depth and holistic study of the psychological features of the adolescents gender identity formation; a psychological and pedagogical experiment in the form of ascertaining is conducted. To study gender characteristics in the structure of the Self-image of two sexual samples, the method “Who am I?” devised by M. Kun -T. McPartland has been used.Results. The results of the empirical study showed that most of adolescents of both sexes focus on universal values, social roles, moral qualities, communicative the Self, active the Self and personal the Self, which is the evidence of their being in a qualitatively different social development situation, restructuring interpersonal relationships with peers and adults within a leading activity and rethinking oneself in a new adult role. Only a third of the respondents pointed out the peculiarities of appearance as an element of physical the Self-image. Gender differences in the critical self-assessment and identification "We" are detected.Conclusions. Gender differences in the perceptions of adolescents about their own the Self-image are revealed. It is studied that girls have higher rates than boys in such categories as: identification with humanity, personal identification, social roles, age identification, appearance, moral qualities, personal negative qualities, feminine qualities, communicative the Self, perspective the Self, active the Self. The sample of boys is dominated by gender identification, personal the Self, personal positive qualities, masculine qualities, national and civic identification.Key words: gender perceptions, gender identification, gender-role of the Self-image, adolescence, traditional and egalitarian values, psychological support. Метою статті є висвітлення результатів теоретичного аналізу та емпіричного дослідження особливостей ґендерних уявлень, виявлення гендерних характеристик у структурі образу Я дівчат та хлопців старшого підліткового віку. З’ясовано стан розробленості досліджуваної проблеми, розкрито зміст основних понять. Використано теоретичні методи: аналіз, порівняння, узагальнення, систематизація наукових поло-жень та фактів;емпіричні – спостереження, бесіда, тестування для поглибленого та цілісного вивчення психологічних особливостей становлення ґендерної ідентичності старших підлітків; проведено психолого-педагогічний експеримент у формі констатувального. Для дослідження ґендерних характеристик у структурі образу Я двох статевих вибірок використано методику «Хто Я?» (М. Кун –Т. Макпартленд).Результати емпіричного дослідження показали, що більшість старших підлітків обох статей орієнтується на загальнолюдські цінності, соціальні ролі, моральні якості, комунікативне Я, діяльнісне Я та персональне Я, що є свідченням їхнього перебування у якісно іншій соціальній ситуації розвитку, перебудови міжособистісних стосунків з однолітками та дорослими у межах провідного виду діяль-ності та переосмислення себе у новій дорослій ролі. На особливості зовнішнього вигляду як елементу фізичного образу Я вказала лише третина досліджуваних. Виявлено статеві відмінності у критичному самоставленні та ідентифікаційному «Ми». Висновки. Виявлено ґендерні відмінності в уявленнях старших підлітків про власний образ Я. Досліджено, що у дівчат порівняно з хлопцями вищі показники щодо таких категорій, як-от: ідентифікація з людством, особистісна ідентифікація, соціальні ролі, вікова ідентифікація, особливості зовнішнього вигляду, моральні якості, особистісні негативні якості, фемінні якості, комунікативне Я, перспективне Я, діяльнісне Я. У вибірці хлопців переважає статева ідентифікація, персональне Я, особистісні позитивні якості, маскулінні якості, національно-громадянська ідентифікація. Ключові слова: ґендерні уявлення, ґендерна ідентифікація, статеворольовий образ Я, старший підлітковий вік, традиційні та еґалітарні цінності, психологічний супровід.


2018 ◽  
pp. 208-227
Author(s):  
Marjorie Hogan ◽  
Victor C. Strasburger

Body self-image is a major concern for teenagers. Pressure to emulate the American body ideal—ultrathin for women, muscular for men—comes from a combination of forces, with teens constructing their ideal body image through messages from family, peers, and the media. But do the media cause eating disorders? As with many aspects of media research, the answer is complicated, and this article discusses ways media may influence body self-image and eating behavior. Given concerns that negative body self-image may contribute to disordered eating, media education presents an opportunity to counter harmful messages and images on large and small screens and in the print media.


2020 ◽  
pp. 101269022096935
Author(s):  
María-Alejandra Energici ◽  
Nicolás Schöngut-Grollmus ◽  
Rodrigo Soto-Lagos

Aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise. Gender differences are significant: women are considerably more inactive than men. In this article we worked with the notion of body image and body affect, with the aim of reflecting on how aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise in Chile. To understand how these aesthetic/affective norms hinder physical activity, we analyzed media images using a qualitative methodology. The results show that there are four types of female body: extremely thin, thin, fat, and obese. This study explores how affectivity relates to the way in which exercise should be experienced: women must enjoy the actions in order to achieve the ideal body; indeed, they must experience them as pleasant. They should also be performed on a body that feels graceful, fragile, and small. We draw conclusions on the way in which images promote a body affect for the self and for others that becomes a barrier to the performance of female exercise.


2005 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 812-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Guarino ◽  
Alberto Pellai ◽  
Luca Bassoli ◽  
Mario Cozzi ◽  
Maria Angela Di Sanzo ◽  
...  

This study describes the prevalence rate of overweight and thinness in a population of teens living in two different areas of Italy and explores the body self-image perception and unhealthy eating behaviours and strategies to lose weight. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 2,121 teenage students (1,084 males; 1,037 females). Results showed that teen females and males build and perceive their body images in very different ways. Most of the overall sample perceived their weight as normal, while a relevant 31.6% defined themselves as overweight and another 4.4% as heavily overweight. Analysis based on BMI (calculated through self-referred weight and height) showed that only 9.2% of our sample could be considered overweight and 1,7% obese. Most of female teen students (485 out of 1,037) were trying to lose weight, demonstrating that strategies to lose weight were undertaken also by girls perceiving themsleves as normal in relation to body weight; 46.8% girls were using strategies to lose weight compared with 21.9% boys. These strategies included very problematic behaviours like self-induced vomiting (3.3% F vs. 1.7% M) and dieting pills (2.8% F vs. 1.5% M) undertaken along with more usual thinning strategies like dieting and exercising. Girls were more prone than boys to exercise as a way to lose weight (41% vs. 31.7%). This study showed that there is a deep gap between actual weight and perceived body-image and weight. This study is one of the first of this kind in Italy and calls for primary prevention and health education programs aimed at improving teen body-image as a strategy to reduce the eating disorder epidemics spreading among young people.


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