Background: Psychological elements could have effective roles on applications for cosmetic surgery and also on their precognition and satisfaction with surgery.  The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of perfectionism, early maladaptive schemas, and attachment styles with body image concern through the moderating role of self-esteem in cosmetic surgery applicants. Methods: It ...

This study investigated the effect of instagram usage on body esteem; whereas beauty perception was taken as a mediator between and esteem in young women. It hypothesized that usage, would be positively related. further mediate relationship esteem. A sample 210 women aged 19-24 years collected through purposive sampling technique from universities colleges Lahore. Instagram Intensity Scale (Tri...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the effect of an interactive, school-based, self-esteem education program on the body image and eating attitudes and behaviors of young male and female adolescents following the program and after 12 months. METHOD All 470 eligible students (63% female) aged 11-14 years volunteered to participate. The intervention group students participated in the program, wherea...

This 2-year prospective study examined the exercise and self-esteem model in middle-aged women (N = 143) previously enrolled in a randomized controlled exercise trial. Across the 2-year period, increases in physical activity (PA) and self-efficacy and reductions in body mass index (BMI) were associated with improved subdomain self-perceptions relative to physical condition, and reductions in BM...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to examine the effects of actual weight status, perceived weight status and body satisfaction on self-esteem and depression in a high school population in Turkey. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 2101 tenth-grade Turkish adolescents aged 15-18 was conducted. Body mass index (BMI) was calculat...

The purpose of the current study was to examine the eating behavior, self-esteem, and social anxiety of restrained and non-restrained eaters exposed to an interpersonal stressor. Sixty female undergraduate students completed questionnaires and took part in a stressor and taste test. Results indicated that self-esteem was not predictive of eating behavior during the taste test, but was predictiv...

Objective: to examine the relationship between BMI, self-esteem and quality of life among Saudi Adolescent females. Method: A descriptive correlational design was used. A convenience sample of 416 participants was included. An explanation about the purpose and the nature of the study was offered for each participant. Qualified subjects were asked to complete the survey questionnaire and get the...

A growing body of research supports the vulnerability model of low self-esteem and depression, which states that low self-esteem is a risk factor for depression. The goal of the present research was to refine the vulnerability model, by testing whether the self-esteem effect is truly due to a lack of genuine self-esteem or due to a lack of narcissistic self-enhancement. For the analyses, we use...

BACKGROUND Efforts toward increasing participation in physical activity to prevent and treat overweight and obesity have as yet proved unsuccessful. Among the many barriers that discourage participation are weight-related stigmas. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between consciousnesses of weight-related stigma and perceived competence in physical activity. A se...