Background: Body image relates to how people think and feel about their own body. In
today's society, with the growing sense of ideal body image, adolescents try to lose or gain …

Objectives Awareness of body image perception among children and adolescents has been
rising during recent years. The objectives of this study were to identify body image …

Background: Perceived body image is an important potential predictor of nutritional status.
Body image misconception during adolescence is unexplored field in Indian girls …

The term body image dissatisfaction (BID) describes the negative perceptions that a person
carries about his or her own body. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of BID …

INTRODUCTION: Body image perception refers to an individual's idea about his/her body.
Dissatisfaction regarding body image may have a major impact on one's psychological well …

Introduction: Body image concerns are common among adolescents as they undergo rapid
physical growth and body shape changes. Having a distorted body image is a risk factor for …

The present study has investigated the occurrence of body image dissatisfaction among
adolescent schoolgirls in Amman, Jordan, and the risk factors that are known to predispose …

Background: Assessing body image self-perception has used BMI as an indicator of
nutritional status. The visual analogue scale is a highly effective instrument for assessing …

Background: Undue concern about one's body image is one of the psychological problems.
Body image concerns are on the rise among adolescents and research suggest that it may …

Background Obesity is emerging as a public health problem among adolescents in India.
The aim of this study was to describe specific weight-related concerns among school-going …