Body dissatisfaction in female adolescents: extent and correlates.
This study aimed to assess the extent, patterns, and predictors of feelings of body dissatisfaction experienced by female German adolescents. Using 3D-avatar software, a sample population of 144 girls between 14 and 17 years of age was asked to estimate their actual body image, their desired body im...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Pediatrics Vol. 172; no. 3; pp. 373 - 385 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104239631&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104239631 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03406199 CR1 jtl: European Journal of Pediatrics issn: 03406199 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2013 vid: 172 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 104239631 NLM23207738 2012019815 10.1007/s00431-012-1897-z NLM23207738 104239631 ppf: 373 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Body dissatisfaction in female adolescents: extent and correlates. aug: au: Schneider, Sven Weiß, Melanie Thiel, Ansgar Werner, Anne Mayer, Jochen Hoffmann, Holger Diehl, Katharina Weiss, Melanie affil: Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Germany, sven.schneider@medma.uni-heidelberg.de. sug: subj: Body Image Personal Satisfaction Adolescence Age Factors Body Mass Index Cross Sectional Studies Female Friendship Germany Surveys Human Body Weight Linear Regression Communications Media Models, Anatomic Motor Activity Parent-Child Relations Self Report Socioeconomic Factors Software Sports Adolescent: 13-18 years Female ab: This study aimed to assess the extent, patterns, and predictors of feelings of body dissatisfaction experienced by female German adolescents. Using 3D-avatar software, a sample population of 144 girls between 14 and 17 years of age was asked to estimate their actual body image, their desired body image (individual ideal), and the body image they believed their parents and their best female friend considered to be the ideal body image for them. The participants estimated their actual body mass index (BMI) to be 18.82 ± 3.01. The individual ideal body shape reported was significantly thinner, with a BMI score of 16.84 ± 2.51. Given a girl who stands 1.65 m and weighs 55 kg, this corresponds to a difference in weight of about 5.5 kg. After adjustment for the participant's self-reported BMI, participating in an esthetic sport was correlated with a significantly lower body dissatisfaction. Conversely, low socio-economic status and the amount of time spent watching TV was correlated with a significantly higher body dissatisfaction. Negative body image-related comments made by parents were significantly associated with body dissatisfaction. The girls who participated in this study would like to be an average of 1.97 BMI units thinner. The findings presented here suggest that future intervention measures should focus on the risk groups of physically inactive girls, those who smoke, and those with a lower social status and high rates of TV consumption. Intervention measures would be especially effective in German schools which offer lower education levels and should include the pupils' parents, who should be informed about the negative effects weight- and diet-related comments have on their children's body images. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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