This review had two aims. The first aim was to describe the existing literature regarding body
dissatisfaction across cultures. Previous studies were organized and presented according to …

Until now, adolescents' health‐related quality of life (HRQL) has primarily been examined
together with children or adults. Specific aspects of adolescents' HRQL have often been …

This study reports results from the first International Body Project (IBP-I), which surveyed
7,434 individuals in 10 major world regions about body weight ideals and body …

Purpose–The paper seeks to investigate fit preferences of female consumers in the USA
based on the relationship between their fit preferences, body cathexis, fit problems, and …

Os transtornos alimentares são patologias caracterizadas primordialmente pelo medo
mórbido de engordar. Vários são os fatores envolvidos tanto na etiologia quanto na …

The purposes of this study were: 1) to examine how predictive three types of childhood
teasing (competency, weight, and appearance) were of later self-esteem; and 2) to examine …

Background There are many studies examining the relationship between body image and
weight status that compare Western and Asian countries. One limitation of these past studies …

Aim This cross-sectional study explored the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction, body
dysmorphic disorder, social anxiety and depressive symptoms in first-year medical students …

Growing numbers of men and women use drugs to gain muscle, lose fat or otherwise
improve body appearance or athletic performance [1–6]. Although these substances are …

We used insights from life history theory and the critical fat hypothesis to explore how
environmental harshness influences women's food and weight regulation psychology. As …