Prevalence and magnitude of body weight and shape dissatisfaction among university students

Neighbors, Lori A.; Sobal, Jeffery

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.03.003

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“…Over 90% of U.S. collegiate women and 70% of U.S. collegiate men report body and weight dissatisfaction (Neighbors & Sobal, 2007). As social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954) postulates that people tend to compare themselves to others in an effort to fit the normal or ideal, it is not surprising that we find the need to compare ourselves to these images and find ourselves lacking (Tiggemann, 2011).…”

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“…Whereas magazines for women focus on slimness, men's magazines focus on building muscle. It is no wonder that men and women may experience body dissatisfaction in different ways, with women being more likely to report wanting to lose weight (drive for thinness) and men being more likely to report wanting to gain muscle mass (drive for muscularity; Neighbors & Sobal, 2007). However, these paradigms might be changing.…”

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“…Collegiate men may be more influenced by athletic images (Karazsia & Crowther, 2008) as men may receive greater societal pressure to be muscular, whereas women might be more influenced by non-athletic images of the ideal body (Stefanile et al, 2011), as women may receive greater societal pressure to be lean and toned (Neighbors & Sobal, 2007).…”

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“…As Choi (2000) indicated that the drive for muscularity is becoming more prevalent in women, it is important to ascertain whether media factors influence the drive in women. In addition, as one-third of collegiate men want to gain weight and twothirds want to lose weight (Neighbors & Sobal, 2007), it appears that drive for thinness may be apparent in collegiate men as well as collegiate women. Thus, media's influence on drive for thinness in collegiate males needs to be assessed.…”

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Media Influence on Drive for Thinness and Drive for Muscularity

Pritchard

Cramblitt

2014

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The present study investigated relationships between media influence (exposure, selfcomparison to media ideals and internalization of media messages, societal pressure to have the perfect body, using media as a source of information about how to achieve a certain body ideal) and drive for thinness and drive for muscularity in 311 male and female undergraduates at a university in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. We hypothesized that drive for thinness and drive for muscularity in both women and men would relate to body comparison/ internalization, societal pressure, use of media for information, magazine consumption and television viewing. We also expected television and magazines would have different influences on men and women's drive for muscularity and drive for thinness. Finally, we hypothesized that societal pressure and using media as a source of information would mediate the relation between media exposure (number of magazines read, hours of television watched) and drive for thinness and drive for muscularity in women and men. Students completed surveys on-line. Results revealed using media as a source of information on how to attain the ideal body mediates the relationship between drive for thinness and media exposure in women. Overall, it seems that media and the internalization of general/ non-athletic body ideals may have an impact on drive for thinness in both men and women. Similarly, internalization of athletic body ideals may relate to drive for muscularity in both collegiate men and women in the U.S. Implications for counselors were discussed.

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2014

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“…Thus, some studies point out that BMI is one of the main determinants of body satisfaction (26,27) , while other studies argue that this indicator is little important compared to the psychological characteristics that influence dissatisfaction with body image (21,28) . In this sense, it is observed that body dissatisfaction rates diverge considerably among the studies.…”

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Imagem corporal, estado nutricional, força de resistência abdominal e aptidão cardiorrespiratória de crianças e adolescentes praticantes de esportes

Schubert¹,

Januário²,

Casonatto³

et al. 2013

Rev. paul. pediatr.

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Objective: To verify the association between nutritional status, physical fitness, and body image in children and adolescents.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 401 students (236 boys and 165 girls) aged between 8 and 16 years that were regularly enrolled in sports in the local clubs. The nutritional status was evaluated by the body mass index. Students were assessed for satisfaction with body image, abdominal strength resistance, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The variables were assessed on the same day following a standardized order. In order to verify relationships between variables, the chi-square test was used. Afterwards, the binary logistic regression was applied to identify the magnitude of the associations, considering p<0.05 as significant.Results: Association was found between body image and body mass index (p=0.001), abdominal strength resistance (p=0.005) and cardiorespiratory fitness (p=0.001). The Odds Ratio for presenting the body image insatisfaction for those who have not achieved the expected values for the health criteria in abdominal strength resistance and cardiorespiratory fitness were 2.14 and 2.42 times respectively, and for those with overweight and obesity, 2.87 times.Conclusions: Insatisfaction with body image is associated with body mass index and also with physical fitness, abdominal strength resistance, and cardiorespiratory fitness variables.Key-words: physical fitness; body mass index; body image, children; adolescents. RESUMOObjetivo: Verificar se há associação entre estado nutricional, nível de aptidão física e imagem corporal em crianças e adolescentes.Métodos: Participaram deste estudo transversal 401 estudantes (236 meninos e 165 meninas) com idades entre 8 e 16 anos, praticantes de esportes nos clubes locais. Para o estado nutricional calculou-se o índice de massa corpórea. Foram avaliadas a satisfação com a imagem corporal, a força de resistência abdominal e a aptidão cardiorrespiratória. As variáveis foram analisadas no mesmo dia, seguindo ordem padronizada. Para verificar as associações entre as variáveis foi utilizado o teste do qui-quadrado. Posteriormente, a regressão logística binária foi aplicada para identificar a magnitude das associações, considerando-se significante p<0,05.Resultados: Foi constatada associação entre imagem corporal e índice de massa corpórea (p=0,001), força de resistência abdominal (p=0,005) e aptidão cardiorrespiratória (p=0,001). A razão de chances para os participantes que não atingiram os valores esperados para os critérios de saúde na força de resistência abdominal e na aptidão cardiorrespirató-ria de apresentarem insatisfação com a imagem corporal foi Imagem corporal, estado nutricional, força de resistência abdominal e aptidão cardiorrespiratória de crianças e adolescentes praticantes de esportesde 2,14 e 2,42 vezes, respectivamente, e para aqueles com sobrepeso e obesidade, de 2,87 vezes.Conclusões: A insatisfação com a imagem corporal está associada ao índice de massa corpórea e também às variáveis de aptidão física,...

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Effective Prevention Programs in College and University Settings

Zotter¹,

Reel²

2015

Eating Disorders and Obesity

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Prevalence and magnitude of body weight and shape dissatisfaction among university students

Cited by 222 publications

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Media Influence on Drive for Thinness and Drive for Muscularity

Media Influence on Drive for Thinness and Drive for Muscularity

Imagem corporal, estado nutricional, força de resistência abdominal e aptidão cardiorrespiratória de crianças e adolescentes praticantes de esportes

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