OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the prevalence of social phobia and its relation to body image and self-esteem. METHOD Study participants were 1003 students recruited from Cumhuriyet University as a randomized sample. Subjects were administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule-III-Revised (DIS-III-R) Social Phobia Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations ...

The study compared body image and levels of self-esteem and depression between girls with precocious puberty and typical girls, identifying relationships between variables. Data were collected from July until August 2014. Study participants were firstto fourthyear female students in the D region who were diagnosed with precocious puberty in E university hospital and typical students in the same...

BACKGROUND Body image dissatisfaction during adolescence is common but not benign. School-based interventions have the potential for wide reach, but scalability of previous programmes is limited by a reliance on external facilitators. AIMS To assess the acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of a teacher-delivered body image intervention. METHOD A pilot clustered randomised controlled tria...

Abstract Background “How do I perceive my own body?“ is a central question during adolescence, which addresses the subjective assessment of body image, called Body Esteem. Although concern about esteem increases there lack psychometrically validated measures to assess it specifically among Spanish adolescents. Objective This study aims validate Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adult popula...

OBJECTIVE Review published findings on self-esteem and pediatric overweight, and changes in self-esteem subsequent to weight management programs. METHODS We used PsycInfo and MedLine searches to identify peer-reviewed journal articles examining self-esteem changes following participation in weight management programs. RESULTS Data regarding the relationship between self-esteem and obesity i...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate changes in body image and self-esteem in women with gynecologic malignancies who experience chemotherapy-induced alopecia and to examine the effectiveness of a videotape intervention on body image and self-esteem. DESIGN A prospective, randomized study. SETTING Subjects were accrued from 11 Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) member institutions participating in ...

BACKGROUND In the transition from early to mid-adolescence, gender differences in pubertal development become significant. Body dissatisfaction is often associated with body mass, low self-esteem and abnormal eating habits. The majority of studies investigating body dissatisfaction and its associations have been conducted on female populations. However, some evidence suggests that males also su...

The image of the body is dynamic perception as it looks, feels, and moves. It formed by perception, emotions, physical sensations not static, but can change in terms mood ways. In self-esteem, which a positive negative orientation towards itself, general assessment values or qualities. His study analyzing relationship between self-esteem levels relation to perceptions adolescents have image. wa...

INTRODUCTION The present study examined the favorable attitude of a sample of female university students regarding elective cosmetic surgery, body dysmorphic disorder, self-esteem and body dissatisfaction following a media literacy training intervention. METHODS This study was a quasi-experimental type. The study sample included 140 female university students who were allocated to either the ...