Is Underweight Associated with more Positive Body Image? Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Adolescent Girls and Boys

Kantanista, Adam; Król-Zielińska, Magdalena; Borowiec, Joanna; Osiński, Wiesław

doi:10.1017/sjp.2017.4

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“…In particular, the more preadolescents viewed their body as fat, the greater their BMI was. This was also previously reported (Ahadzadeh et al, 2018;Kaminsky & Dewey, 2014;Kantanista et al, 2017). Controlling for BI, SES, and gender, Agreeableness was associated with lower BMI, whilst Extraversion was related to lower BMI in girls, only.…”

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“…Body mass index (BMI) is widely acknowledged to be negatively associated with BI (Ahadzadeh et al, 2018;Kaminsky & Dewey, 2014;Kantanista, Król-Zielińska, Borowiec, & Osiński, 2017). In turn, BI was a mediator of the relationships between BMI and emotional well-being (Wertheim, Koerner, & Paxton, 2001), and increases in BMI during childhood predicted body dissatisfaction during adolescence and early adulthood (Eisenberg & Neumark-Sztainer, 2006).…”

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Body mass index, personality traits, and body image in Italian pre-adolescents: An opportunity for overweight prevention

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We investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and personality traits, socioeconomic status (SES), and body image (BI) at the beginning of preadolescence. Data were collected from 238 Italian children aged 10-11 years using self-report scales. Information about SES was derived from parental education and professional status. BI was the variable the most strongly associated with BMI. Controlling for BI, SES, and gender, Agreeableness was inversely associated with BMI, whilst Extroversion was related to BMI in girls only. Gender did not moderate the associations between BI and BMI at this age. The relationship of certain personality traits with BMI is likely to emerge during preadolescence. Early interventions to reduce overweight and obesity could consider the interplay of Agreeableness and Extroversion with gender, BI, and SES.

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“…Evaluation dimension of the body image refers to the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of individuals with their bodies and their assessors' beliefs about it. The emotional dimension of the body image pertains to the feeling of anxiety, distress and other emotions associated with the body, and the investment dimension of body image refers to the cognitive, behavioral, and affective importance of body for self-evaluation [1][2][3]. An individual's perception of their body may change regarding the context in which it operates [4].…”

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The effect of teaching puberty health concepts on the basis of a health belief model for improving perceived body image of female adolescents: a quasi-experimental study

Barkhordari-Sharifabad

Vaziri-Yazdi

2020

BMC Public Health

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Background: As children approach adolescence, they focus increasingly on their appearance and physical attraction due to teenage body-image. Teaching the concepts of adolescent health changes an individual's attitudes towards parts of the body. The health belief model (HBM) is one of the significant pedagogic models in health education. According to this model, the individual's decision and motivation for adopting healthy behaviors depends on three separate categories "personal perception, adaptive behaviors, and probability of performing that action or behavior". This study investigated the effect of teaching puberty health concepts on the basis of a HBM on perceived body image in female adolescents. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. This study was conducted with 60 sixth grade girls in state elementary schools in Yazd, Iran, that were selected with cluster sampling method and assigned randomly into experimental and control groups. The experimental group were educated in the school during eight 45-min sessions based on the HBM, whereas the control group were educated using the traditional lecturing method. The data were collected with demographic and self-body image questionnaires completed before and after intervention. The data were analyzed with SPSS16 using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Results: The mean age of the participants was 12.16 ± 0.74 years. The findings showed that "perceived body image" and "students' self-attitude" improved significantly after intervention; yet, no significant difference was found between the subscales "attitudes towards weight" and "satisfaction with various parts of the body". Conclusion: The results of the study confirmed the efficacy and efficiency of teaching puberty health on the basis of the HBM on improving perceived body image in female adolescents.

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“…Additionally, body weight status and body change during intervention could influence perception of body image in girls. In a cross-sectional study we observed that adolescent girls with underweight showed the most positive body satisfaction and girls with overweight the most negative body satisfaction [14].…”

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“…A higher global score indicated a more positive body image. In our previous study [14] internal consistency of the scale established with the Cronbach's alpha test was 0.91.…”

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Positive effect of pedometer-based walking intervention on body image and physical activity enjoyment in adolescent girls

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Bronikowski

Laudanska-Krzeminska³

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Biomedical Human Kinetics

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SummaryStudy aim: To assess the effects of an eight-week pedometer-based walking intervention, using different strategies of goalsetting, on self-efficacy, physical activity enjoyment, and body image. Material and methods:The study included data from 82 girls, aged 16 to 18 years. The participants took part in the intervention using goal setting with the do your best strategy (do your best group, n = 26) or specific step goals predetermined by the researcher (predetermined goals group, n = 56). The group of participants from the predetermined goals group was divided into a group of those achieving the goals (n = 28) and a group where goals were not achieved (n = 28). Self-efficacy, body image, and physical activity enjoyment were assessed before and after the intervention. Results:The results of ANOVA with repeated measures between the measurement times and groups showed a significant effect of body image (F = 3.60, p = 0.03, η² = 0.08) and physical activity enjoyment (F = 3.10, p = 0.05, η² = 0.07). Participants who achieved goals in step counts predetermined by the researcher had a more positive body image and a higher level of physical activity enjoyment after the intervention. Conclusion: An eight-week pedometer-based walking program implemented in a school setting may improve body image and physical activity enjoyment in adolescent girls only if the set goals (the number of steps) are specific and fully achieved by participants. Using pedometers in conjunction with a goal setting program seems to be an effective motivational way to improve physical activity in female students.

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Is Underweight Associated with more Positive Body Image? Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Adolescent Girls and Boys

Cited by 35 publications

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Body mass index, personality traits, and body image in Italian pre-adolescents: An opportunity for overweight prevention

Body mass index, personality traits, and body image in Italian pre-adolescents: An opportunity for overweight prevention

The effect of teaching puberty health concepts on the basis of a health belief model for improving perceived body image of female adolescents: a quasi-experimental study

Positive effect of pedometer-based walking intervention on body image and physical activity enjoyment in adolescent girls

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