The relationship between dieting and body image, body ideal, self-perception, and body mass index in Turkish adolescents

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Isik Canpolat ◽  
Sibel Orsel ◽  
Asena Akdemir ◽  
M. Haluk Ozbay
Author(s):  
Mahtab Senobari ◽  
Elham Azmoude ◽  
Marziyeh Mousavi

Background: The prevalence of sexual problems is high during pregnancy. Despite this, there are limited data about the impact of physical and psychological factors such as body weight and body image on sexual function in pregnant women. Objective: To investigate the relationship between body mass index, body image, and sexual function among pregnant women. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 206 Iranian pregnant women (106 with normal weight and 100 overweight women) in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy were surveyed. Survey instruments included the Female Sexual Function Index and Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of female sexual disorder was 72.3% in this survey. Diminished sexual desire/appetite was the most common problem reported by the participants (37.9%). The mean score of sexual problem and body image were not significantly different among overweight and normal weight women in the 2nd (p = 0.945 and p = 0.800, respectively) and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy (p = 0.310 and p = 0.507, respectively). Further, there were no relationships between the body mass index plus body image and the total female sexual function score (p = 0.44 and p = 0.837, respectively). However, the relationship between the appearance evaluation with lubrication (p = 0.043) and subjective weight with two subscales of sexual satisfaction (p = 0.005) and orgasm (p = 0.019) were significant. Conclusion: The findings from this study revealed that there were no relationships between body mass index plus body image score and the sexual function in pregnancy. Therefore, a further research is recommended to study other potential factors affecting sexual function during pregnancy.


2016 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 2261-2270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Pétré ◽  
André Scheen ◽  
Olivier Ziegler ◽  
Anne-Françoise Donneau ◽  
Nadia Dardenne ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Fisher ◽  
Mary Anne Lange ◽  
Virginia Young-Cureton ◽  
Daryl Canham

Very little is known about body satisfaction among minority children. This study examined the relationship between perceived and actual body size and Body Mass Index among 43 low-socioeconomic Hispanic 3rd-graders. Researchers measured participants’ Body Mass Index; students self-reported Perceived Ideal Self Image and Perceived Actual Self Image using Collins’ (1991) pictorial instrument scale of seven child body images that illustrate body weight from very thin to obese. The majority of students chose body images from the scale that depicted a healthy weight for both their Perceived Ideal Self Image and Perceived Actual Self Image. More boys than girls chose underweight as their Perceived Ideal Self Image. Thirty percent of the students were found to be overweight and 30 percent were at risk for being overweight. A small positive correlation between Perceived Actual Self Image and Body Mass Index was found.


2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 582-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian L. Fitzgibbon ◽  
Lisa R. Blackman ◽  
Mary E. Avellone

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 1573-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany L. Cox ◽  
Jamy D. Ard ◽  
T. Mark Beasley ◽  
Jose R. Fernandez ◽  
Virginia J. Howard ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Reitz ◽  
Donna S. Price ◽  
Nathanael G. Mitchell ◽  
Alexandria Pruitt ◽  
Nathanael G. Mitchell

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1144-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B Stockton ◽  
J. Q Lanctot ◽  
B. S McClanahan ◽  
L. M Klesges ◽  
R. C Klesges ◽  
...  

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