Association of perceived weight status versus body mass index on adherence to weight-modifying plan among Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV study

Abstract

Promoting strategies to improve body image concerns and prevent adverse outcomes of chronic dieting among adolescents are necessary.

Body Image Perception among Adolescent students in a private School in Thrissur, Kerala

“…Those who are overweight and obese had higher body image dissatisfaction compared to those with normal weight. This is higher than results demonstrated among Iranian adolescents in the CASPIAN-IV (Childhood Adolescent Surveillance and Prevention of Adult Noncommunicable disease) study [22].…”

“…The CASPIAN-IV survey, done among 13,486 Iranian adolescents with the mean age of 12.5 years, showed that 53.5% were dissatisfied with their weight [22]. This discrepancy could be due to the vast difference in the sample population of both studies.…”

The Relationship Between Body Image Concerns and Weight-Related Behaviours of Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Systematic Review

“…The studies were published between 2005 and 2017. The eligible studies included 39 cross-sectional studies (Al Sabbah et al, 2010;Alwan, Viswanathan, Williams, Paccaud, & Bovet, 2010;Bahreynian et al, 2015;Barker & Galambos, 2007;Bilali, Galanis, Velonakis, & Katostaras, 2010;Canpolat, Orsel, Akdemir, & Ozbay, 2005;Cheung, Ip, Lam, & Bibby, 2007;Claro, Santos, & Oliveira-Campos, 2014;Cook, MacPherson, & Langille, 2007;de Sousa Fortes, Cipriani, & Ferreira, 2013;Deschamps, Salanave, Chan-Chee, Vernay, & Castetbon, 2015;Duncan, Duncan, & Schofield, 2011;Epperson et al, 2014;Fan & Jin, 2015;Guarino et al, 2005;Hayes & Napolitano, 2012;Ibrahim, El-Kamary, Bailey, & St George, 2014;Kachi, 2010;Kim & Kim, 2005;Lee, Ha, Vann, & Choi, 2009;Markey & Markey, 2005;Mase, Miyawaki, Ohara, & Nakamura, 2015;Mustapic, Marcinko, & Vargek, 2015;Oellingrath, Hestetun, & Svendsen, 2016;Quick et al, 2014;Ramberan, Austin, & Nichols, 2006;Roy & Gauvin, 2013;Shamaley-Kornatz, Smith, & Tomaka, 2007;Shi, Lien, Kumar, & Holmboe-Ottesen, 2007;Sirang et al, 2013;Som & Mukhopadhyay, 2015;Tanenbaum et al, 2016;Thomas, Khan, & Abdulrahman, 2010;Ursoniu, Putnoky, & Vlaicu, 2011;…”

“…Markey, 2005;Shamaley-Kornatz et al, 2007;Wang et al, 2009;Wharton et al, 2008;Yang et al, 2014;Zullig et al, 2006). Nine studies were conducted in Asia in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, China, Pakistan, and India (Cheung et al, 2007;Kachi, 2010;Kim & Kim, 2005;Lee et al, 2009;Mase et al, 2015;Shi et al, 2007;Sirang et al, 2013;Som & Mukhopadhyay, 2015;Tanenbaum et al, 2016); eight studies were conducted in Europe in Greece, Spain, Italy, Poland, Croatia, Romani, Norway, and France (Bilali et al, 2010;Deschamps et al, 2015;Espinoza et al, 2010;Guarino et al, 2005;Jaworowska & Bazylak, 2009;Mustapic et al, 2015;Oellingrath et al, 2016;Ursoniu et al, 2011); three studies were conducted in the Middle East in Palestine, Iran, and United Arab Emirates (Al Sabbah et al, 2010;Bahreynian et al, 2015;Thomas et al, 2010); three studies were conducted in Canada (Barker & Galambos, 2007;Cook et al, 2007;Roy & Gauvin, 2013) and South America, in Brazil (Claro et al, 2014;de Santana et al, 2016;de Sousa Fortes et al, 2013); and one each in Australia (Donovan et al, 2006), New Zealand (Duncan et al, 2011), Trinidad and Tobago (Ramberan et al, 2006), Turkey (Canpolat et al, 2005) and the Seychelles…”

“…One study was conducted in 24 countries (Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Italy, France, Spain, Slovenia, and Macedonia;Quick et al, 2014), while another study was conducted in Asia (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taipei) and the United States (Zhang et al, 2011).The age range of participants was from 10 to 25 years old, while the number of participants ranged from 101 to 212,941 All of the studies used questionnaires for data collection. Twenty-seven studies investigated the relationship between body-weight perception and weight-related behaviours (such as dieting, weight-control behaviours, disordered eating behaviours, weight-loss attempts, extreme weight-management practices, exercise habits, and eating patterns (Al Sabbah et al, 2010;Alwan et al, 2010;Bahreynian et al, 2015;Cheung et al, 2007;Claro et al, 2014;Conley & Boardman, 2007;Cook et al, 2007;Deschamps et al, 2015;Duncan et al, 2011;Epperson et al, 2014;Fan & Jin, 2015;Guarino et al, 2005;Ibrahim et al, 2014;Jaworowska & Bazylak, 2009;Lee et al, 2009;Mase et al, 2015;Oellingrath et al, 2016;Quick et al, 2014;Shamaley-Kornatz et al, 2007;Shi et al, 2007;Som & Mukhopadhyay, 2015;Tanenbaum et al, 2016;Ursoniu et al, 2011;Wharton et al, 2008;Yang et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2011;Zullig et al, 2006); eight studies investigated the relationship between body dissatisfaction and weight-related behaviours (such as eating disorders, weight-loss behaviours, weight-restricting behaviours, binge-eating attitudes and behaviours, dieting and weight-control behaviours…”