Citation

Laus MF, Miranda VP, Almeida SS, Braga Costa TM, Ferreira ME. J. Health Psychol. 2013; 18(3): 332-338.

Affiliation

University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105311434755

PMID

22514233

Abstract

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.

Language: en