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Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Adolescence is associated with a higher vulnerability that may result in a high dissatisfaction, the practice of unhealthy weight-control behaviors (UWCB) and, eventually, the onset of body image-related mental disorders. These factors are strongly associated with the social context, so it is import...

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Autores principales: Pollina-Pocallet, Mercè, Artigues-Barberà, Eva, Tort-Nasarre, Glòria, Sol, Joaquim, Azlor, Laura, Foguet-Boreu, Quintí, Ortega-Bravo, Marta
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094976
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author Pollina-Pocallet, Mercè
Artigues-Barberà, Eva
Tort-Nasarre, Glòria
Sol, Joaquim
Azlor, Laura
Foguet-Boreu, Quintí
Ortega-Bravo, Marta
author_facet Pollina-Pocallet, Mercè
Artigues-Barberà, Eva
Tort-Nasarre, Glòria
Sol, Joaquim
Azlor, Laura
Foguet-Boreu, Quintí
Ortega-Bravo, Marta
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description Adolescence is associated with a higher vulnerability that may result in a high dissatisfaction, the practice of unhealthy weight-control behaviors (UWCB) and, eventually, the onset of body image-related mental disorders. These factors are strongly associated with the social context, so it is important to characterize them in local or regional studies. To assess the relationship between body image and UWCB presence, a cross-sectional study was performed among 2496 schooled adolescents from Lleida (Spain) between 2017 and 2019. Their perceived and desired images were evaluated and compared with the real image in order to obtain the body distortion and the body dissatisfaction and relate them with UWCB. The studied individuals perceived themselves thinner than they actually were, with no differences between males and females. However, differences were found regarding body dissatisfaction, showing that females desired to be thinner, while males desired a more corpulent body image. Furthermore, one out of ten individuals reported UWCB, with higher prevalence among females. UWCB was associated with a desire to be thinner and with distorted body images. It is essential to work on self-perception and self-acceptance in early adolescence from an interdisciplinary perspective at educational, social and health levels to promote health in adolescence.
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spelling pubmed-81258032021-05-17 Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study Pollina-Pocallet, Mercè Artigues-Barberà, Eva Tort-Nasarre, Glòria Sol, Joaquim Azlor, Laura Foguet-Boreu, Quintí Ortega-Bravo, Marta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Adolescence is associated with a higher vulnerability that may result in a high dissatisfaction, the practice of unhealthy weight-control behaviors (UWCB) and, eventually, the onset of body image-related mental disorders. These factors are strongly associated with the social context, so it is important to characterize them in local or regional studies. To assess the relationship between body image and UWCB presence, a cross-sectional study was performed among 2496 schooled adolescents from Lleida (Spain) between 2017 and 2019. Their perceived and desired images were evaluated and compared with the real image in order to obtain the body distortion and the body dissatisfaction and relate them with UWCB. The studied individuals perceived themselves thinner than they actually were, with no differences between males and females. However, differences were found regarding body dissatisfaction, showing that females desired to be thinner, while males desired a more corpulent body image. Furthermore, one out of ten individuals reported UWCB, with higher prevalence among females. UWCB was associated with a desire to be thinner and with distorted body images. It is essential to work on self-perception and self-acceptance in early adolescence from an interdisciplinary perspective at educational, social and health levels to promote health in adolescence. MDPI 2021-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8125803/ /pubmed/34067159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094976 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Foguet-Boreu, Quintí
Ortega-Bravo, Marta
Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
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title_fullStr Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Self-Perception and Self-Acceptance Are Related to Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Catalan Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort self-perception and self-acceptance are related to unhealthy weight control behaviors in catalan adolescents: a cross-sectional study
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094976
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