Weight management behaviors in a sample of Iranian adolescent girls

Garousi, Saideh; Garrusi, Behshid; Baneshi, Mohammad Reza; Sharifi, Zeinab

doi:10.1007/s40519-015-0249-1

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“…In this study, their body dissatisfaction had significant difference in relation to men's. It seems that in this Iranian population, like in other studies, women are in greater risk of body dissatisfaction than men 6,11,19 .…”

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confidence: 72%

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Body dissatisfaction among Iranian youth and adults

Garrusi

Baneshi

2017

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“…In another study, it was shown that body dissatisfaction and the desire to be thin were common in Iranian adolescent girls 18 . Other similar studies emphasize the increase of body dissatisfaction and related issues such as weight management behaviours 19,20 .…”

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Body dissatisfaction among Iranian youth and adults

Garrusi

Baneshi

2017

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“…Similar results were found in France and Spain [32,37]. However, it was lower than those observed in the United States, with 31% of males and 46% of females having followed diets to lose weight in the last year [38], in Iran, 39.7% of adolescent girls have attempted dieting to lose weight [39], and in Portugal, 39.8% of girls and 13.1% of boys reported dieting occasionally/often [40].…”

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confidence: 58%

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors toward Eating Disorders among Adolescents in Italy

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Bencivenga

Pompili

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The objectives of this survey were to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward eating disorders among adolescents in Italy. The survey was undertaken between May and June 2017 among a random sample of 420 adolescents aged 14–20 years. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Only 22.8% correctly knew both the definition of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Female, overweight or obese individuals, and who had at least one parent with a college degree or higher level of education were more likely to have this knowledge. More than one third (38.8%) had a fear of getting fat. Female, overweight or obese individuals, who did not know the definition of anorexia and bulimia nervosa, who avoided eating when they were hungry, and who always and usually were engaged in dieting behavior were more likely to have a fear of getting fat. Only 10.1% and 11.9% always and usually were engaged in dieting behavior, and 40.8% never did so. Respondents who usually/always had a strong desire to be thinner and who had a fear of getting fat were more likely to be engaged in dieting behavior. There is an urgent need to inform Italian adolescents about eating disorders, and healthcare workers may play a crucial role in distributing eating disorder-related knowledge.

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“…Out of the population with disordered eating attitudes, 16% of them present overeating, 20% purged by vomiting, and 61% food restraining [9]. These frequencies changed as people aged, with food restriction being more common in older women and vomiting during adolescence [10]. Moreover, recent data have discussed the increase of how the minimum age of the people with disorders is around 12 years of age and decreasing.…”

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“…Moreover, recent data have discussed the increase of how the minimum age of the people with disorders is around 12 years of age and decreasing. Meanwhile, the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes appears to increase as young adults or adolescents grow older [10].…”

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Social Media, Thin-Ideal, Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis

Aparicio-Martínez

Perea-Moreno

Redel-Macías

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Disordered eating attitudes are rapidly increasing, especially among young women in their twenties. These disordered behaviours result from the interaction of several factors, including beauty ideals. A significant factor is social media, by which the unrealistic beauty ideals are popularized and may lead to these behaviours. The objectives of this study were, first, to determine the relationship between disordered eating behaviours among female university students and sociocultural factors, such as the use of social network sites, beauty ideals, body satisfaction, body image and the body image desired to achieve and, second, to determine whether there is a sensitive relationship between disordered eating attitudes, addiction to social networks, and testosterone levels as a biological factor. The data (N = 168) was obtained using validated surveys (EAT-26, BSQ, CIPE-a, SNSA) and indirect measures of prenatal testosterone. The data was analysed using chi-square, Student’s t-test, correlation tests and logistic regression tests. The results showed that disordered eating attitudes were linked to self-esteem (p < 0.001), body image (p < 0.001), body desired to achieve (p < 0.001), the use of social media (p < 0.001) and prenatal testosterone (p < 0.01). The findings presented in this study suggest a relationship between body image, body concerns, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating attitudes among college women.

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Weight management behaviors in a sample of Iranian adolescent girls

Abstract: BMI and perceived pressure from relatives, particularly mothers, and the media were important factors in attempts by adolescent girls to lose weight.

Cited by 9 publications

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Body dissatisfaction among Iranian youth and adults

Body dissatisfaction among Iranian youth and adults

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors toward Eating Disorders among Adolescents in Italy

Social Media, Thin-Ideal, Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis

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