Objective To assess body dissatisfaction among children between 9 and 14 years of age
and to examine factors (age, sex, body mass index, perceived shape, and self-esteem) …

Background Body size attitudes and body image form early in life, and understanding the
factors that may be related to the development of such attitudes is important to design …

Background Adolescents' body image concerns vary by sex, ages, and participation in
different types of sports. Little is known about variability of body image and weight …

Body satisfaction is important for the prevention of disordered eating and body image
disturbances. Yet, little is known about body esteem and what influences it among younger …

Background research about body image and eating related issues among high school
students in Lebanon is rather limited. Objectives, to explore the prevalence of and gender …

Objective (s): Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to
investigate on relationship between body image and depression, anxiety and stress among …

Introduction: During adolescence, a period of acceleration of growth and body changes,
there may be contending behaviors that make the individual vulnerable to concerns about …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, in pre-adolescents and adolescents, the frequency of body image
dissatisfaction and distortion and to assess the association between these factors and …

Introduction: There is rising concern about the increasing prevalence of adolescent obesity
in recent decades and despite many studies conducted to elucidate the biological factors of …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of body image (BI) dissatisfaction in adolescents.
The study enrolled 641 adolescents aged 11 to 17 from the town of Saudades, Santa …