scholarly journals Gender and Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Weight Perception and Weight Control Behavior in Korean Adults

Obesity Facts ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Kyung Joh ◽  
Juhwan Oh ◽  
Hae-Jeung Lee ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Weight Control Behavior ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
Korean Adults

scholarly journals Is Accurate Perception of Body Image Associated with Appropriate Weight-Control Behavior among Adolescents of the Seychelles

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Alwan ◽  
Bharathi Viswanathan ◽  
Fred Paccaud ◽  
Pascal Bovet
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Substantial Proportion ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Weight Control Behavior ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
School Based ◽  
Accurate Perception

Background. We examined body image perception and its association with reported weight-control behavior among adolescents in the Seychelles.Methods. We conducted a school-based survey of 1432 students aging 11–17 years in the Seychelles. Perception of body image was assessed using both a closed-ended question (CEQ) and Stunkard's pictorial silhouettes (SPS). Voluntary attempts to change weight were also assessed.Results. A substantial proportion of the overweight students did not consider themselves as overweight (SPS: 24%, CEQ: 34%), and a substantial proportion of the normal-weight students considered themselves as too thin (SPS: 29%, CEQ: 15%). Logistic regression analysis showed that students with an accurate weight perception were more likely to have appropriate weight-control behavior.Conclusions. We found that substantial proportions of students had an inaccurate perception of their weight and that weight perception was associated with weight-control behavior. These findings point to forces that can drive the upwards overweight trends.

scholarly journals Patterns of weight-control behavior among 15 year old girls

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 589-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine N. Balantekin ◽  
Leann L. Birch ◽  
Jennifer S. Savage
Keyword(s):  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Control Behavior ◽  
Control Behavior
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