Geographic location, sex and nutritional status play an important role in body image concerns among Brazilian adolescents

This study compared body image concerns among adolescents from different geographic locations in Brazil, and the influence of sex and nutritional status. Seven hundred eighty-eight adolescents completed the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and had their weight and height measured. There were significa...

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Published inJournal of health psychology Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 332 - 338
Main Authors Laus, Maria Fernanda, Miranda, Valter Paulo Neves, Almeida, Sebastião Sousa, Braga Costa, Telma Maria, Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2013
Sage Publications
Subjects
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Body image
Body Image - psychology
Body shape
Body weight
Brazil
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geographic location
Humans
Illness and personality
Inventories
Male
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Personality, behavior and health
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rural Population
Sex
Sex Factors
Somatotypes - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban areas
Urban Population
Young Adult
South America
Brazil
America
nutritional status
body image
adolescents
sex
geographic location
Human
Social environment
Geographic distribution
Sociodemographic factor
Body image
Adolescent
Mental health
Sex
Nutritional status
Public health
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Summary:This study compared body image concerns among adolescents from different geographic locations in Brazil, and the influence of sex and nutritional status. Seven hundred eighty-eight adolescents completed the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and had their weight and height measured. There were significant cross-regional differences in BSQ scores. Also, body image concerns were more prevalent among girls and among overweight adolescents. It is suggested that sex and nutritional status may play an important role in body image concerns, which is more common between adolescents from urban areas. Furthermore, our findings contribute to the literature by examining patterns of body image concerns within subgroups of adolescents who have received little research attention on these issues.
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ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105311434755