backgroundit is not clearly specified that which of the components of body mass index (bmi) affect body image and which of them do not. given that having information in this regard is of special importance as a basis for future planning for adolescents, the present research aimed to compare body image in female and male adolescents and study its relationship with body mass index in high school ...

background and aim: adolescence is an important stage of life accompanied by deep physical and psychological changes frequently leading to body image dissatisfaction. body image dissatisfaction, found to predict the formation of eating disturbaces, psychiatric disturbances and low self- esteem. the present study examined the body image dissatisfaction and body mass index in adolescent girls. me...

objectives: the purpose of this study is to make questionnaire for screening body dysmorphic disorder sufferers in cosmetic clinics. methods: a sample of 150 female patients with age average 29.4 years completed physical appearance concern questionnaire. it has been used as screening tool for screening patients with body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in cosmetic clinics. results: result of relia...

OBJECTIVE The primary aim of the study was to examine the relationship between Internet exposure and body image concern in adolescent girls, with a particular focus on the social networking site of Facebook. METHOD A sample of 1,087 girls in the first two years (Years 8 and 9) of high school (aged 13-15 years) completed questionnaire measures of Internet consumption and body image concerns. ...

OBJECTIVE The current study examined body image concerns and eating disordered behaviors in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women. In addition, this study explored whether there are ethnic differences in the correlates or in the prediction of body image concerns. METHOD Participants were 120 (67 Black and 53 Hispanic) women who responded to advertisements to participate in a study of...

objectives: adolescence is a period of life in which the individuals face many mental problems concerned with mental body image. obesity could be the cause of dissatisfaction and makes adolescents’ self-esteem to decrease. this study aimed to examine the adolescents’ satisfaction of their body image correlated to their self-esteem. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study all of the...