Body Esteem and Enrollment in Classes with Different Levels of Physical Activity

Finkenberg, Mel E.; Dinucci, James M.; McCune, Sandra Luna; McCune, E. Donice

doi:10.2466/pms.1993.76.3.783

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“…Older women who felt more positive about and greater satisfaction with their bodies and appearance were likely to exercise more. These findings were inconsistent with a previous study by Finkenberg, DiNucci, McCune, and McCune (1993) which found that college student's participation in classes requiring physical activity did not improve their scores on body esteem scales (sexual attractiveness, weight concern, physical conditioning). Older persons' voluntary participation in exercise seem to have positive psychological outcomes including positive body image, and these positive feelings about their bodies and appearance may motivate older people to maintain their exercise regimen.…”

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Body image and appearance management among older married dyads: factors influencing body image in the aging process

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“… 4,5 Numerous investigators have suggested that dieting, or restrained eating, is one of the major contributing factors in the development of eating disorders. 6–8 In Western countries, it has been well documented that significant concerns about body weight and shape leading to dieting in order to be slim are present in pre‐adolescent as well as in adolescent girls. 9–12 In Japan, however, there are few studies on eating attitudes and behaviours in pre‐adolescent boys and girls.…”

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“…(1) to be stylish (2) to be attractive (3) fitting into nice clothes (4) to be healthy (5) to have a good figure (6) to be fit enough to exercise (7) to prevent illness (8) standard (9) for femininity (10) to be of moderate weight (11) for muscularity 16. Do you want to know how to be slim?…”

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Weight and shape concerns and dieting behaviours among pre‐adolescents and adolescents in Japan

Kaneko

Kiriike

Ikenaga

et al. 1999

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Eating disorders occur commonly in females during adolescence or in early adulthood. 1 However, recent studies suggest that eating disorders have been increasing over a wider range of ages, from prepubescence to the menopause. 2 Reflecting this tendency, the incidence of pre-pubescent cases appears to have increased in Japan. 3 The desire for thinness and fear of becoming fat, leading to weight loss or prevention of weight gain are the main clinical features of eating disorders. 4,5 Numerous investigators have suggested that dieting, or restrained eating, is one of the major contributing factors in the development of eating disorders. [6][7][8] In Western countries, it has been well documented that significant concerns about body weight and shape leading to dieting in order to be slim are present in preadolescent as well as in adolescent girls. [9][10][11][12] In Japan, however, there are few studies on eating attitudes and behaviours in pre-adolescent boys and girls. [13][14][15][16] The aim of the present study was to evaluate attitudes towards body weight and shape, desire for thinness, and weight reducing behaviour in a sample of Japanese boys and girls aged fom 10 to 17 years, and the results are compared with those in Western countries. MATERIALS AND METHODSThe subjects were 547 elementary school students (267 boys and 280 girls), 615 junior high school students (315 boys and 300 girls), and 470 senior high Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (1999) AbstractThe attitudes towards body weight and shape, desire for thinness and dieting behaviours were investigated in pre-adolescent and adolescent girls and boys (547 elementary school students, 615 junior high school students, and 470 senior high school students) aged 10-17 years in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, by a self-report questionnaire.Forty-eight per cent of 10-year-old females and 84% of 17-year-old females categorized themselves as 'fat' or 'too fat'. The fear of weight gain and desire for thinness was reported in 35% and 51% of 10-year-old girls, respectively, and increased progressively with ageing to 79% and 87% of 17-year-old girls. In contrast, these were reported by 20-30% of boys in the corresponding age groups. Some practices to be slim were found in 22% of the 10-year-old girls, and increased to 37% among the 17-year-old girls, whereas they were found in around 20% of the boys at each age. The practices to be slim were found in 32% of the girls who were 85-90% of the standard body weight (SBW) and in 14% of the girls less than 85% of the SBW. These results suggest that significant concerns about weight and shape and dieting behaviours are present in young Japanese girls and increase progressively with age. These results are compatible with those in Western society. Key wordsdieting behaviours, pre-adolescent and adolescents, practices to be slim, weight and shape.

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“…Generally, it is accepted that those who are more active have higher levels of self-esteem and are more positive about their bodies (Biddle, 1993;Calfas & Taylor, 1994;Morris & Summers, 1995), that athletes have higher levels of self-esteem than nonathletes (Thompson & Sherman, 1993), that many women are still dissatisfied with their bodies even though their body's physical conditioning may be high (Finkenberg et al, 1993), and that eating-disordered individuals have lower levels of self-esteem than those who exhibit nonclinical behavior (Hill et al, 1992;Rosen et al, 1987). It appears then as if dieting and the often reported failure of diets to make one's body more personally and socially appealing create low self-worth (Tiggemann & Pennington, 1990).…”

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Disordered eating patterns, body image, self-esteem, and physical activity in preadolescent school children

Sands

Tricker

Sherman

et al. 1997

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective Eating disorders have been typically defined as an “adolescent problem.” As a result of emerging evidence which indicated this health problem to be evident in the prepubescent age range, this study aimed to establish prevalence and factors associated with eating/dieting, physical activity, and body image among a nonclinical, naturalistically‐derived sample of preadolescent (aged 10 and 11) school children (n = 61). Method: This cohort of children, which represented the entire grade 6 class of a suburban Elementary school, was measured for body image satisfaction [silhouettes], a participation in activity index, a self‐worth scale and a measure of eating attitudes & behavior [Eating and Me scale [E & M]]. Results: The longitudinal assessment of body image [3 measures over 9 months] indicated signs of stability of “actual” assessments of body image for males, but marked changes for females who preferred to be ideally “chunkier” in stature over time. Physical activity was only implicated with bulimia for the male sub‐group. The E & M scale reported a Cronbach's alpha of .76, with two factors [bulimia; drive for thinness/anorexia] representing 65% of the total variance. Moderate internal validity [r .58] between body dissatisfaction on the E & M scale and the silhouette measure was observed. Discussion: These results demonstrated that body image views and concerns appeared before puberty, that gender differences prevailed with respect to eating/dieting, activity and body image, and that the E & M scale has emerged as a promising research tool. The longitudinal nature of this study of eating disorders also promotes the need for qualitative research methodology and attention to pre‐pubertal cognitive/perceptual processes. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 21: 159–166, 1997.

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Body Esteem and Enrollment in Classes with Different Levels of Physical Activity

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Body image and appearance management among older married dyads: factors influencing body image in the aging process

Body image and appearance management among older married dyads: factors influencing body image in the aging process

Weight and shape concerns and dieting behaviours among pre‐adolescents and adolescents in Japan

Disordered eating patterns, body image, self-esteem, and physical activity in preadolescent school children

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