INTRODUCTION Obesity is related to numerous negative consequences for physical and mental health. It is often associated with the presence of binge eating disorder, body image dissatisfaction, and general psychopathology. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of an interdisciplinary lifestyle therapy on binge eating symptoms, depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life in obese a...

This study examined changes in body image and predictors of body dissatisfaction during pregnancy. It was expected that higher levels of depression, social comparison tendencies, teasing, societal pressure to be thin and public self-consciousness would predict body dissatisfaction prospectively. Healthy pregnant women (n=128) completed questionnaires on three occasions during their pregnancies ...

We have read with interest the article entitled "The misuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids among Iranian recreational male body-builders and their relation with psycological, social and demographic factors" (1). Although the obtained results were enriching for the understanding of the problem in Iran, like the authors, we also believe that a more adecuate questionnaire could be used instead of...

This research examined the effects of appearance-based comparisons to muscular and slender idealized male bodies and the contribution of internalization and social comparison to change in body dissatisfaction. Participants were 111 male undergraduates who completed measures of body dissatisfaction, internalization, and social comparison and viewed images of either muscular or slender men in adv...

Previous research indicated that negative attitudes about the body and appearance are common among men and demonstrated that negative body attitudes are associated with negative sexual experiences. The present study investigated the association between body attitudes and sexual dissatisfaction and the mediating role of body self-consciousness during physical intimacy. In a cross-sectional desig...

PURPOSE The aim of this work was to compare body image in females and males, and particularly to investigate overall level of dissatisfaction with the body and its areas, as well as the examination of level of its discrimination and relations between different body parts evaluation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was carried out on 74 males and 145 females aged 19 to 25. Color-A Person Body D...