Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the self-esteem of women with and without breast cancer regarding their body image. Methods A quantitative, case-control study in which 90 women with breast cancer were evaluated in the case group, and 77 women without breast cancer in the control group. For data collection, the body satisfaction scale (BSS), a scale adapted and validated...

The present study was conducted to develop a Multi-dimensional Body Image Scale for Malaysian female adolescents. Data were collected among 328 female adolescents from a secondary school in Kuantan district, state of Pahang, Malaysia by using a self-administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. The self-administered questionnaire comprised multiple measures of body image, Eating A...

Background: University students have been proven to be susceptible various body image changes. According studies, university a significant level of dissatisfaction and engage in unhealthy weight maintenance behaviours. Furthermore, are thought at risk for melancholy, low self-esteem, poor health, interpersonal problems, suicide ideation, eating dysmorphic disorders. Objectives: the study aims a...

BACKGROUND/AIM There are various opinions regarding the factors motivating women to undergo breast augmentation. The aim of this study was to estimate motivation for augmentation mammaplasty (AM), self-esteem and body image perception in breast augmentation patients. METHODS This prospective study involved AM patients operated in the Clinical Center of Vojvodina during a 3-year period. A tota...

Objective: The aim of this study were to examine the relationships between functional fitness, self-esteem, aesthetic body care and long-term adherence to dance, and to identify other characteristics related to dance adherence in the elderly. Methods: Seventeen women, aged 59-86 years-old, who practised a type of dance labeled “bodily expression”. Results: Functional fitness was correlated to d...

This study focuses on the middle school students in the Croatian region of Dalmatia. The survey was designed to examine adolescent eating behavior as it relates to body image and psychological well-being (self-esteem, life-satisfaction and stress) in relation to body mass index; BMI. Differences among participants in food intake were examined according to demographic variables and eating behavi...

This study examined the impact of two interventions on body image, eating disorder risk and excessive exercise among 170 (65% female) trainee health education and physical education (HE&PE) teachers of mean (standard deviation) age 21.6 (2.3) who were considered an 'at-risk' population for poor body image and eating disorders. In the first year of the study, the control group cohort (n = 49 fem...

Effectiveness of a School-based Body Image Intervention on Eating Problems and Self-Esteem in Female Adolescents with Disorders

This study aimed to evaluate a brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) group intervention program aimed at improving body image in women called “Positive Bodies: Loving the Skin You’re In”. A sample of 20 women aged 17 to 54 years, who volunteered to participate in this program, completed a questionnaire at the commencement and cessation of the intervention. The questionnaires, which aimed to...

OBJECTIVE We explored the extent to which changes in emotional states following exposure to images of idealized bodies predict unhealthy body change attitudes and behaviors in women and men, and whether particular psychological traits mediate these effects. METHOD One hundred thirty-three women and 93 men were assessed for unhealthy attitudes and behaviors related to body weight and muscles u...