The Association Between Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and Perceived Body Image: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Polish Female Adolescents

Kaczmarek, Maria; Trambacz-Oleszak, Sylwia

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“…In the present study, the secondary sexual characteristics of puberty were associated with the ED screening, as in the study done by Scherer et al (2010) who also found an association between the presence of menarche, body dissatisfaction, and symptoms of ED. Kaczmarek and Trambacz-Oleszak (2015) found an association between body dissatisfaction and different phases of the menstrual cycle in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, showing that puberty and the body modifications it brings often result in bodily dissatisfaction, which can serve as a risk factor for ED [27, 28]. …”

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Overweight and Body Image Perception in Adolescents with Triage of Eating Disorders

Cecon

Franceschini

Pelúzio

et al. 2017

The Scientific World Journal

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Purpose To verify the influence of overweight and alteration in the perception of the corporal image during the triage of eating disorders. Method A food disorder triage was performed in adolescents with 10 to 19 years of age using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT), and Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE), as well as a nutritional status evaluation. The perception of body image was evaluated in a subsample of adolescents with 10 to 14 years of age, using the Brazilian Silhouette Scale. The project was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Results The prevalence of eating disorder triage was 11.4% (n = 242) for the 2,123 adolescents evaluated. Overweight was present in 21.1% (n = 447) of the students, being more prevalent in the early adolescence phase, which presented levels of distortion of 56.9% (n = 740) and dissatisfaction of 79.3% (n = 1031). Body dissatisfaction was considered as a risk factor, increasing by more than 13 times the chance of TA screening. Conclusion Overweight was correlated with the ED triage and body dissatisfaction was considered as a risk factor, increasing the chances of these disorders by more than 13 times.

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confidence: 99%

Overweight and Body Image Perception in Adolescents with Triage of Eating Disorders

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Franceschini

Pelúzio

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“…Indeed, ideal body image was associated with weight status and menstrual cycle phase, and negative body image was significantly associated with different phases of the menstrual cycle and increasing body weight status [42]. Moreover, Kaczmarek and Trambacz-Oleszak [42]…”

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“…Apart from the developmental stage, it has been reported that EDs patients have a more negative subjective perception of menarche, pubertal body changes, and first sexual activities, as compared to healthy women [34,117]. Indeed, ideal body image was associated with weight status and menstrual cycle phase, and negative body image was significantly associated with different phases of the menstrual cycle and increasing body weight status [42]. Moreover, Kaczmarek and Trambacz-Oleszak [42]…”

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“…Wichstrom [21] General population Fairburn et al [22] BN Fairburn et al [23] AN Kaltiala-Heino et al [24] BN Ruuska et al [25] AN, BN Klump et al [26] General population Cotrufo et al [27] General population (adolescent) Early puberty as risk factor for EDs Zehr et al [28] General population Day et al [29] General population (adolescent) Culbert et al [30] Baker et al [31] General population McNicholas et al [32] General population Schmidt et al [33] AN, BN Delays in psychosexual development Mangweth-Matzek et al [34] AN, BN Bad attitude toward menstruation; no association with early puberty Vannucci et al [35] General population (8-17 years) Kaltiala-Heino et al [36] General population (14-16 years) Early puberty as risk factor for bulimic type eating pathology Tenconi et al [37] AN patients Tremblay and Lariviere [38] Gen pop (adolescent) Early puberty as risk factor for weight control behaviors Abraham et al [39] General population (12-17 years) Menarche as risk factor for the EDs Favaro et al [40] AN, BN Striegel-Moore et al [41] General population Early puberty as risk factors for body image and dieting concerns Kaczmarek and Trambacz-Ol [42] General population (12-18 years) Stice et al [43] General population No association with early puberty Ackard and Peterson [44] AN, Anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; Eds, eating disorders. pubertal development.…”

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Sexuality in eating disorders patients: etiological factors, sexual dysfunction and identity issues. A systematic review

Castellini¹,

Lelli

Ricca

et al. 2016

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation

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The scientific community appears to be less interested in sexuality of eating disorders (EDs) as compared to other psychiatric or medical comorbidities. However, a clear association between sexual problems and ED psychopathology was reported from different perspectives. The overarching goal of this systematic review was to evaluate the general approach of the scientific literature toward the topic of sexuality and EDs. In particular, four different categories of research have been individuated, encompassing the role of puberty, and sexual abuse in the pathogenesis of the disorders, sexual dysfunctions, and the association between sexual orientation and EDs psychopathology. Timing of puberty with its hormonal consequences and the changes in the way persons perceive their own body represent a crucial period of life for the onset of the disorder. Sexual abuse, and especially childhood sexual abuse are well-recognized risk factors for the development of ED, determining a worse long-term outcome. Recent research overcome the approach that considers sexual activity of EDs patients, in terms of hypersexuality and dangerous sexual behaviors, considering the sexuality of EDs persons in terms of sexual desire, satisfaction, orgasm and pain. Results from this line of research are promising, and describe a clear relationship between sexual dysfunction and the core psychopathological features of EDs, such as body image disturbances. Finally, the analysis of the literature showed an association between sexual orientation and gender dysphoria with EDs psychopathology and pathological eating behaviors, confirming the validity of research developing new models of maintaining factors of EDs related to the topic of self-identity.

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“…Psychologists have made some attempt to examine the nature and function of embodied premenstrual change, reporting that body image “distortion”, reflecting perceived increase in size, and body dissatisfaction is higher in the premenstrual phase of the cycle in the “normal” female population who don’t self-position as PMS sufferers (Carr-Nangle, Johnson, Bergeron, & Nangle, 1994; Jappe & Gardner, 2009; Kaczmarek & Trambacz-Oleszak, 2016; Racine et al., 2012; Teixeira, Dias, Damasceno, Lamounier, & Gardner, 2013). In those women who do present with PMDs, levels of premenstrual symptom severity have been reported to be associated with body image disturbance (Muljat, Lustyk, & Miller, 2007) and with body dissatisfaction (Kleinstäuber et al., 2016).…”

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“I feel fat and ugly and hate myself”: Self-objectification through negative constructions of premenstrual embodiment

Ussher

Perz

2020

Feminism & Psychology

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The body is central to women’s construction of premenstrual change as premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and to experiences of premenstrual distress. Embodied change, such as bloating or breast tenderness, can act as a marker of PMS. Within biomedical models, PMS is located within the body. Women’s dissatisfaction with their bodies is also reported to be higher in the premenstrual phase of the cycle. What is absent from this analysis is the meaning and experience of embodied change, in the context of broader constructions of femininity and embodiment. In this paper, we adopt a feminist material-discursive theoretical framework to examine the role of premenstrual embodiment in women’s premenstrual distress, drawing on open-ended survey responses and interviews with 83 women who self-diagnose as “PMS sufferers”. We theorize premenstrual body hatred as subjectification, wherein women take up cultural discourse associated with idealized femininity and the stigmatization of the fat body, resulting in self-objectification, distress and dehumanization. However, women can resist negative cultural constructions of premenstrual embodiment. We describe the impact of psychological therapy which increases awareness of emotional and embodied change, resulting in greater acceptance of the premenstrual body and self-care, serving to reduce premenstrual distress and self-objectification.

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The Association Between Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and Perceived Body Image: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Polish Female Adolescents

Cited by 22 publications

References 65 publications

Overweight and Body Image Perception in Adolescents with Triage of Eating Disorders

Overweight and Body Image Perception in Adolescents with Triage of Eating Disorders

Sexuality in eating disorders patients: etiological factors, sexual dysfunction and identity issues. A systematic review

“I feel fat and ugly and hate myself”: Self-objectification through negative constructions of premenstrual embodiment

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