Relationships between body image dissatisfaction and BMI, self-esteem, and eating behaviors in a group of adolescent boys

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Guillaume Morin ◽  
Dominique Meilleur
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Food Restriction ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Eating Concerns ◽  
And Behaviors

Several researchers have suggested an association between body image dissatisfaction and weight, self- esteem and eating concerns in adolescent boys. However, studies on the topic are scarce and results are contradictory. The aim of the current study was to explore the relation between body image dissatisfaction and body mass index (BMI), self-esteem, food restriction and bulimic attitudes and behaviors in a group of 85 adolescent boys recruited through four high schools located in Montreal. A positive correlation was observed between body image dissatisfaction and food restriction. No significant associations were noted between body image dissatisfaction and BMI, self-esteem and bulimic attitudes and behaviors. The results of the present study suggest that BMI might not be an adequate indicator of adolescent boys’ body image dissatisfaction. Moreover, these results suggest that food restriction should be evaluated in adolescent boys dissatisfied with their body image.

Aggressive attitudes and behaviors as a function of self-esteem level and instability

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Webster ◽  
Lee Kirkpatrick ◽  
John Nezlek ◽  
Veronica Smith ◽  
Layne Paddock
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

Body-Image Distortion and Dissatisfaction in University Students

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 907-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett M. Mable ◽  
William D. G. Balance ◽  
Richard J. Galgan
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Sex Role Orientation ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Personality Variables

The present study investigated body-image distortion and body-image dissatisfaction for a sample of 75 male and 75 female university students, in relation to personality variables implicated in the literature, such as sex-role orientation, self-esteem, locus of control, and depression. Women perceived their weight deviation from the norm at over 15% above their actual deviation, whereas men distorted less than 1%. In a multiple regression analysis, none of the personality measures correlated significantly with body-image distortion; however, sex of subject accounted for 25% of its variance. Body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with low self-esteem, externality, depression, and distortion. The relationship between body-image distortion and dissatisfaction, although significant, was surprisingly small Apparently, these two aspects of body-image disturbance represent quite distinct constructs.

scholarly journals Body Image Dissatisfaction in The Youth of India: And the Effects on Self-Esteem

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhawini Vasudeva
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sample Set ◽  
Number Of Males

The aim to conduct this research is to enlighten the impact of body image dissatisfaction on an individual’s self-esteem and to examine whether there is a gender difference in this case or not. There are a total of 220 numbers of participants, with equal number of males and females in the sample set. The tool that’d be using here is a modified short version of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) by Cooper et. Al. in the year in 1987 and The Rosenberg self-esteem scale by Morris Rosenberg (RSES) in the year 1965. The current research proved that whenever there’ll be higher body image dissatisfaction, it’ll result in less self-esteem. Other than that, it stated that females (M= 22.69 and SD= 3.64) have a higher mean score in body image dissatisfaction than and males (M=23.28 and SD= 3.6), therefore, the men have a higher mean score of self-esteem than females.

scholarly journals The Struggle Between the Real and Ideal

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401769132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itisha Nagar ◽  
Rukhsana Virk
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Media Images ◽  
The Real ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization ◽  
Ideal Woman ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

Media, in its diverse forms, has become a powerful tool for construction and portrayal of the “shoulds, oughts, and musts” of a woman’s body. As a result of “thinning” of beauty ideals in the media, the real woman finds the representations of ideal woman to be increasingly unattainable. This exploratory study examined the effect of acute media images for a sample of young adult Indian woman ( N = 60). A 2 (intervention group) × 2 (time) mixed-group design was used where half the participants were presented with thin-ideal media images, whereas the other half were presented with control images. The participants were examined on body image dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and self-esteem. Results of the study indicate a significant increase in thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction and a significant decrease in self-esteem scores as a result of exposure to the thin-ideal media images. The findings of the study indicate that, similar to their counterparts in Europe and North America, young urban Indian women experience body image disturbances when exposed to thin-ideal images. The findings have been examined in light of the spread of global media and homogenization of beauty standards among non-Western countries.

Adlerian parent education: Changes in parents' attitudes and behaviors, and children's self-esteem

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E. Hinkle ◽  
Carol F. Arnold ◽  
James W. Croake ◽  
James F. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Parent Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors
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