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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Body Image Dissatisfaction"”.
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Factors of Body Image Dissatisfaction Among High School Female Athletes
<p>The relation between sport type and body image dissatisfaction was investigated with a sample of high school female athletes living in the Chicago area. In order to assess sport type, gymnastics, cross country, and softball were designated for the comparison of aesthetic, endurance, and ball …
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Consequences Of Normative Body Image Dissatisfaction: The Development Of Two Scales
<p>Body image dissatisfaction is often seen as a predictor variable for the development of eating disorders; however, this study contends that the consequences of body dissatisfaction itself are problematic. Body image dissatisfaction of both men and women can have negative effects on psychological …
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Body image dissatisfaction among late adolescent females : an examination of cultural and development factors
… and developmental factors held in explaining body image dissatisfaction among late adolescent females. One hundred and eleven university and college students between ages 18 and 22 participated in the research by volunteering to complete a questionnaire assessing their attitudes and behaviors …
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THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG OVEREXCITABILITY, SOCIAL COPING, AND BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR GIFTED ADOLESCENTS
… those alterations surrounding puberty. Body image disturbances have become commonplace with high school students, and school personnel seem to have had little success in fighting this problem. Teenagers with body dissatisfaction may also be at risk for mental health problems, such as …
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Workshop Intervention for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes
… and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop targeting body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes. The treatment was compared to a wait-list control condition. The participants were seventy-three women from a local university and a medium sized city in the Western United States. Participants …
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The Antecedents and Consequences of Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Structural Modeling Analysis and a Controlled Laboratory Task
… to examine factors thought to play a role in body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance (Thompson et al., 1999). The current investigation extended this line of research using structural equation modeling to examine a tripartite model of body image dissatisfaction. Female participants …
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RELATIONSHIPS OF WEIGHT-RELATED DISSATISFACTION, BODY IMAGE FLEXIBILITY, AND COPING IN WOMEN
… present study examined the relationships between body image flexibility, body image dissatisfaction, body image evaluation, and specific coping factors based on the WEIGHTCOPE measure. Body image flexibility was also examined as a mediator of the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and …
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Social Competence Difficulties, Loneliness, and Victimization by Peers as Predictors of Eating Disturbance in Young Girls: A Longitudinal Investigation
… study examined the prevalence and stability of body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance and whether they vary by racial group or SES. Secondly, the study investigated whether Body Mass Index (BMI) and body image dissatisfaction predict later eating disturbance. Lastly, the study …
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Changes in body image and body weight and shape goals associated with weight loss and maintenance in overweight/obese adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus
… aim of this study was to test for changes in body image in males and females in a randomized controlled trial of weight loss for older overweight/obese adults who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (Look AHEAD: Action for Health in Diabetes). A computerized morphing assessment program …
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The relationships of social physique anxiety, body image and body composition on the risk of developing eating disorders in youth gymnasts
… physical characteristics, specifically small body size and low body fat. Previous research also suggests that late developing children self-select into sports such as gymnastics because of the advantages of having this prepubescent physique. One of the concerns expressed with regard to the …
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Weight Stigma as a Mediator among BMI, Childhood Overweight, Body Image and Depression
<p>Higher body mass index (BMI), childhood overweight, and weight stigmatization are correlated with depression and body dissatisfaction. Given that overweight/obese individuals are likely to experience significant weight stigma, the goal of the current study was to examine the effects of current …
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An Examination of Social Media and the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image Disturbance
<p>The Tripartite Influence Model of body image disturbance demonstrates that parents, peers, and media play a role in the development of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorder psychopathology. Research suggests that parents, peers, and media play direct roles on the development of body …
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Psychological aspects of additional procedures following breast reconstruction
… distress (anxiety and depression) and body image dissatisfaction (BID) between two groups of women: those who had undergone breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer (BR) and those who had undergone breast reconstruction and additional procedures (BR-AP). Furthermore, …
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The Correlation Between the Eating Attitudes Test and Body Shape Questionnaire
… the relationship between eating attitudes and body image dissatisfaction using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). Three cohorts of almost 2,000 undergraduate females from Brigham Young University were given the EAT and BSQ twice a year for two to four years, …
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Testing an integrated body image media model : focusing on a cross-cultural comparison between US and Korean college women
… media use, cognitive and emotional outcomes, body image disturbance, and behavioral outcomes by comparing two cultural groups. Also, this project tested diverse moderating variables related to cognitive / emotional outcomes (appearance importance, self-discrepancies, and self-esteem) and …
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Relationship between weight loss and body image in obese individuals seeking weight loss treatment
… investigated the nature and extent of changes in body image following weight loss treatment in an obese sample and examined the role of weight loss in predicting body image improvement. Participants were 53 obese individuals (BMI > 30) recruited from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in …
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Body Shape Dissatisfaction: Patterns of Concern Among Subgroups of College Freshmen Women
… range on a measure of attitude toward body shape. Participants (N = 1,982) completed a demographic questionnaire and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and were divided into subgroups according to their stated college major. Descriptive statistics regarding BSQ scores were calculated …
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Social media and body image: It's complicated
Body image is an important dimension of life, and in a media-saturated world, we are supposedly surrounded by images of 'idealised' physical body types that are harmful to people's body image. Many theories have been put forward to account for the growing idealisation of 'thin' and 'toned' women …
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An exploratory Internet study: the relationship between men's self-reported physical attributes, body image, self-esteem, and Internet dating
… over the past several decades in the area of body image, evaluations of physical appearances, and implications of eating disorders, has largely focused on women. In the late 80s, some researchers challenged the conceptualisation of body image dissatisfaction as a uni-gender problem and …
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Sexual Anxiety Among Non-Monogamous Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Phenomenological Study
… fear of bacterial STIs, internalized homophobia, body image dissatisfaction, and history of sexual abuse. Not surprisingly, fear of HIV was the dominant cause of sexual anxiety among most participants. Recommendations to prevent and reduce sexual anxiety among MSM are provided.
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