2020
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00059220
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Abstract: The aim of the study was to verify the influence of pressure from sociocultural agents on dissatisfaction with face and body in young women mediated by the internalization of the lean and muscular body and to identify the contribution of individual characteristics to this model. A total of 612 university female students participated of study. The students completed the Portuguese versions of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 and of the Body Area Scale-Revised and a sociodemographic… Show more

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“…Body dissatisfaction can be defined as a negative attitude towards physical appearance resulting from the discrepancy between one's body perceptions and the perceived ideal body (Heider et al, 2018). It is noteworthy that many people experience body image dissatisfaction, and its rates are high, especially among women, adolescents and young adults (da Silva et al, 2020). According to Van den Berg et al (2002), it is useful to view satisfaction as a continuum, ranging from no body image satisfaction to extreme body image satisfaction.…”
Section: Body Satisfaction and Dissatisfactionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Body dissatisfaction can be defined as a negative attitude towards physical appearance resulting from the discrepancy between one's body perceptions and the perceived ideal body (Heider et al, 2018). It is noteworthy that many people experience body image dissatisfaction, and its rates are high, especially among women, adolescents and young adults (da Silva et al, 2020). According to Van den Berg et al (2002), it is useful to view satisfaction as a continuum, ranging from no body image satisfaction to extreme body image satisfaction.…”
Section: Body Satisfaction and Dissatisfactionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For decades, a thin body pattern was considered ideal for women and a muscular one for men. Currently, both sexes aim for a body type with low fat and well-defined musculature (da Silva et al, 2020). A noticeable difference between men and women is the following: contrary to findings for women, men's body dissatisfaction is a two-tailed phenomenon involving both ends of a weight continuum and men who are either above or below the acceptable range in their Body Mass Index scores, tend to be especially dissatisfied with their physical appearance (Muth & Cash, 1997).…”
Section: Body Satisfaction and Dissatisfactionmentioning
confidence: 99%