Body Image Perceptions and Body Image Dissatisfaction among Medical Students in Oman (original) (raw)
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2013
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Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences
Introduction: Body image satisfaction (BIS) may have an effect on body weight, which in turn contributes to healthier lifestyle practices. The present study aimed to measure the BMI of students, and to relate this to the students’ own perceptions of their body image and assessing body image satisfaction using the Stunkard figure rating scale. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 200 students selected by stratified random sampling technique. Variables that were used in the current study are perception of self-body size, ideal body size, and body size satisfaction. The assessment was carried out using the Stunkard figure rating scale. Results: Mean age of the students was 20.4 years. Mean BMI of the boys was 25.63 and of the girls was 25.09. There was a significant difference between perceived body size and body size as per BMI. Overall the girls had significantly more satisfaction with their body image as compared to boys. The body image satisfaction and BMI had positi...
Women & Health, 2013
The associations between body image and attitudes toward obesity and thinness and their associations with measured body mass index (BMI) among female students of Kuwait University (n = 137) was examined in 2008. The body image perceptions were assessed using nine female silhouettes figures. The difference between current perceived body image (PBI) and ideal body image (IBI) was used as a measure of body image dissatisfaction (BID). Students tended to have a bigger PBI and smaller IBI than would be expected from their BMI category, leading to high levels of BID in each BMI category. PBI, IBI, BID, RBI were highly correlated with each other, and BMI was significantly correlated with each of them. The coefficients of these associations were not significantly altered in multiple regression analysis by the addition of potential confounding variables, such as age, marital status, physical activity, dieting behavior, parental education, and family size. These results suggest that PBI and a desire to be thinner were strongly related to
The concept of ‘body image’ is the picture we have in our minds of the size, shape and form of our bodies; and to our feelings concerning these characteristics and our constituent body parts So the aim of our study is to assess the perception of body shape among adolescents –as they suffer from psychological changes which lead them to have wrong perception towards their body shape which then may cause eating disorder .A group of 100 medical students of SCU were enrolled in this study , they were handled an (Eat -26 ) to assess their eating attitude , a (BSQ-8) to assess their body shape concern , a figure to assess their body shape perception and finally we measured their BMI . Our results indicated the following :73% of the sample don't have eating disorder , while 24% of the sample have eating disorder , and 3% have risky eating disorder, 43% of the sample have no concern about their body shape , while 28 % have mild concern , 16% have moderate high concern and 13% have risky concern, 51% of the sample have a wrong perception Toward their bodies , While 49% have right perception. Our Recommendations are the following :There is a need to include information about normal psychological changes an problems during adolescence in the study program and Mass media and how to overcome it ., Health education for adolescents about the importance of having the right perception of their body shape ., Health education for adolescents about the healthy eating attitude to avoid eating disorders., Other studies are needed to focus on the causes of wrong body shape perception among adolescents ., Other studies are needed to focus on the effects of wrong body shape perception such as self-esteem , health problems. Key Words: body image , adolescence , body shape perception , eating attitude , eating disorders , Suez Canal University Contact information: Asmaa Nasser Mohamed Email Address: , Asmaanasser393@yahoo.com ; Telephone No: 02 01090699488
A study on relationship between body-image and self-esteem among medical undergraduate students
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
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Dissatisfaction about body image and associated factors: a study of young undergraduate students
einstein (São Paulo), 2019
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Background Eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder are linked to poor body image. People with these diseases commonly lack the ability to objectively assess body shape, size, or attractiveness. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between body image, eating disorders, lifestyle, social pressure, and social media engagements in female university students in Palestine. Method: A sample of 905 female undergraduate students from Palestinian universities was included in the study. Arabic validated Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2) was used to measure body satisfaction. Early screening of eating disorders was conducted using the Arabic validated A-SCOFF tool. One-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Chi-square, Spearman rho correlation test, and simple linear regression tests were used to evaluate the relationships between study variables. Results The sample had a high level of body image satisfaction, with a mean score of 4.22 ± 0.74. It was found that eating disorders (p