Download or read book The Association Between Body Dissatisfaction and Depression An Examination of the Moderating Effects of Gender Age and Weight Status in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Body Project written by Eric Stice and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in adolescent and young adult females, affecting approximately 10% of young women. Unfortunately, less than half of those with eating disorders receive treatment, which can be very expensive. Thus, effective prevention has become a major public health priority. The Body Project is an empirically based eating disorder prevention program that offers young women an opportunity to critically consider the costs of pursuing the ultra-thin ideal promoted in the mass media, which improves body acceptance and reduces risk for developing eating disorders. Young women with elevated body dissatisfaction are recruited for group sessions in which they participate in a series of verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they consider the negative effects of pursuing the thin-ideal. Chapters provide information on the significance of body image and eating disorders, the intervention theory, the evidence base which supports the theory, recruitment and training procedures, solutions to common challenges, and a new program aimed at reducing obesity onset, as well as intervention scripts and participant handouts. The Body Project is the only currently available eating disorder prevention program that has been shown to reduce risk for onset of eating disorders and received support in trials conducted by several independent research groups. The group sessions are brief and fun to lead, and this guide provides all of the necessary information to walk clinicians, teachers, counselors, and volunteers through leading the program for vulnerable young women.
Download or read book Adolescence and Body Image written by Lina A Ricciardelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body image is a significant issue for the majority of adolescents. Anxieties relating to body image can be crippling across both genders, their debilitating effects sometimes leading to mental health problems. This important book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on adolescents, providing a comprehensive overview of the biological, psychological and socio-cultural factors relating to the development of body image. It also provides a detailed review of the measures which can be taken to address body dissatisfaction. Discussing the role of culture, family, peers, schools, sport and media in stimulating a negative body image, the book also examines the different challenges faced by girls and boys as they grow. Eating disorders and body change strategies are also addressed, as well as the challenges faced by youngsters affected by conditions causing visible differences, such as hair loss in cancer patients.The book also presents original research, including the results from a large Australian study of the body image and associated health behaviours of adolescent boys, and the results of a study of current teaching practices relating to body image. Adolescence and Body Image will be ideal reading for students and researchers from a variety of fields, including developmental, health, and social psychology, sociology, and cultural and health studies. Professionals working with young people, whether in education, health promotion or any other allied discipline will also find this book an invaluable resource.
Download or read book Obese Adolescents written by Christie Mariam Kavossi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research shows that the association between depression and obesity may be strongest among the most obese individuals. Appearance is a central evaluative dimension for females in Western culture, therefore body dissatisfaction can contribute directly to depression. Adolescents and females are at greater risk for self-esteem problems because body image is an important component of their self-esteem. The present study will add to the existing literature on adolescent obesity by examining the associations between family functioning, self-esteem levels, and depression in a self-selected sample of female adolescents who attended a weight-loss program. More specifically, this study will investigate how high and low levels of self-esteem and family functioning affect depression levels. Reasons for such an investigation are to increase the awareness of the effects and causes of depression levels among obese children and adolescents. A total of 45 obese adolescents with a mean age of 13.32 years participated in the initial evaluations (baseline measures). Fifty-three percent of the participants were Caucasian, 22% were Hispanic, 20% were African American, and 4% were multi-racial. The mean BMI was 34.04 kg, and ranged from 25.80 to 56.17. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine a relationship between body image and depressive symptoms and between self-esteem and depressive symptoms. The analysis produced a significant relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms, t(39) = -7.20, p .001 and between body image and depressive symptoms, t(39) = 2.52, p
Download or read book Body Image Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth written by J. Kevin Thompson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2001 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between body image disturbances and eating disorders in our most vulnerable population: children and adolescents. The editors present a dynamic approach that combines current research, assessment techniques, and suggestions for treatment and prevention. This volume delivers direction for researchers in the field as well as guidance for practitioners and clinicians working with young clients suffering from these disorders.
Download or read book The Muscular Ideal written by J. Kevin Thompson and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book draws on new research to provide an overview of the muscular ideal, including historical and present socioeconomic trends, assessment and measurement issues, and clinical presentation of disorders such as muscle dysmorphia. Chapters also cover related issues such as steroid use, repeated cosmetic surgery, and prevention issues.
Download or read book Link Between Overweight and Depression in Adolescence written by Dominika Julia Swistun and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior research indicates that depressive symptoms surge during adolescence, and alarming health reports show that rates of overweight and obesity among teens are on the rise. Harsh environmental, economic and social factors associated with inner-city living, may further undermine adolescents' psychological and physical wellbeing. Despite multiple reports associating overweight with depression among adolescents, the nature of this relationship is not yet fully understood. Existing accounts emphasize low self-esteem, peer harassment, and poor body image as critical factors mediating the relationship between overweight and depression among teens, but the precise mechanisms and behavioral pathways linking body weight with depression remain elusive. The current study sought to investigate the link between overweight and depressive symptoms in an adolescent urban sample by testing two mediational models. In the first model, a negative body self-image was investigated to examine whether it mediated the effect of overweight on depressive symptoms. In the second model, pro-inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, CRP, TNF-a) were examined as mediators of the relationship between overweight and depressive symptoms in overweight adolescents, beyond body dissatisfaction. Our results indicated that adolescent girls exhibited higher BMI, more depressive symptoms and lower body satisfaction than boys. While African-American adolescents were more likely to have higher BMI, it was Caucasian participants who were more dissatisfied with their bodies. However, we did not find a link between BMI and depressive symptoms. Additionally, despite significant association of higher BMI with inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, CRP) and association of C-reactive protein with lower body-esteem, increased inflammation was not related to depressive symptoms in our sample of early to middle adolescence. This study addresses important issues related to health disparities among racially diverse, vulnerable adolescent populations, demonstrating gender and racial gaps in mental and physical health areas. It also highlights the importance of considering physical and psychological consequences when treating both depression and overweight.
Download or read book Body Image Eating and Weight written by Massimo Cuzzolaro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book equips readers with the knowledge required to improve diagnosis and treatment and to implement integrated prevention programs in patients with eating and weight disorders. It does so by providing a comprehensive, up-to-date review of research findings and theoretical assumptions concerning the interface and interactions between body image and such disorders as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified feeding and eating disorders, orthorexia nervosa, overweight, and obesity. After consideration of issues of definition and classification, the opening part of the book examines the concept of body image from a variety of viewpoints. A series of chapters are then devoted to the assessment of the multidimensional construct “body image”, to dysmorphophobia/body dysmorphic disorder, and to muscle dysmorphia. The third part discusses body image in people suffering from different eating disorders and/or overweight or obesity, and two final chapters focus on body image in the integrated prevention of eating disorders and obesity, and cultural differences regarding body image. The book will be of interest to all health professionals who work in the fields of psychiatry, clinical psychology, eating disorders, obesity, body image, adolescence, public health, and prevention.
Download or read book Adolescence Mental Health in School and University written by Iman Permana and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A school, whether run by the government or a private institution, is established to prepare adolescents for adulthood. In some regions, some religious societies have established a comprehensive educational institution supported by their religious competencies requirement in their curriculum, along with the national curriculum. Adolescence is a period of life that ranges from 10 to 19 years old and expands from school to the early phase of university. Adolescents are considered highly susceptible to mental health issues. Anxiety, depression, behavioral disorders, and suicidal attempts have been shown to increase before the age of 24. There is a myriad of factors that can contribute to the development of mental health disorders in this context, including family, parenting style, and bullying from peers/teachers. Failing to address contributing factors may hinder adolescents from fulfilling and sustaining healthy and productive adult lives.
Download or read book Body Dissatisfaction Gender and Pubertal Status in an Ethnically Diverse Sample written by Natalie Sadler and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescents' body dissatisfaction, the subjective negative evaluation of one's figure and body parts, was examined longitudinally as a function of puberty (both perceived status relative to peers and self-reported pubertal status), gender, and ethnicity with a focus on these associations in context of the high school transition. An ethnically diverse sample of 1472 urban students indicate that boys and girls who, early in high school, perceived their status to be late compared to their peers were at greater risk for concurrent (i.e., early high school) body dissatisfaction and this risk did not change from 9th to 12th grade. Additionally, compared to on-time boys, boys who were late in their pubertal status reported more body dissatisfaction at age 14 but experienced a decrease across the high school years, indicating improvement. There were also ethnic group differences in girls' body dissatisfaction with African-American girls experiencing lower levels at age 14 and over time relative to other ethnic groups, consistent with previous research. Asian girls had higher levels of body dissatisfaction at age 14 than African-American, Latina, and Multiethnic girls and experienced increasingly greater levels of body dissatisfaction across the high school years. These results highlight the importance of considering the status and context of pubertal changes, and including boys and ethnic minority youth in body dissatisfaction research.
Download or read book Body Image written by Sarah Grogan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children presents a review of what is presently known and the results of some new research on body image. It compares the effects of gender, sexuality, social class, age and ethnicity on satisfaction with the way we look and suggests how these differences arise. Why, for instance, are heterosexual men much happier with their body images than women or gay men? Sarah Grogan discusses the effect of media presentation of the ideal body and other cultural influences. Surprisingly, despite the almost exclusive media preference for very young female bodies, she finds that older women are not less satisfied with their bodies than younger women. Written for readers from a variety of disciplines, this clear and eclectic book will make the ideal text for students from psychology, sociology, gender and media studies.
Download or read book Beyond Appearance written by Norine G. Johnson and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume presents a balanced view of teen girls that emphasizes their strengths as well as the challenges they must meet. In Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls, the contributing authors review and assess research on girls from a variety of racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic backgrounds, searching for commonalities as well as differences."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Psychosocial Outcomes of Weight Stigma Among College Students written by Sabrina Joann Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity are important public health issues in the United States with more than 60% of US adults overweight or obese. The social consequences of being overweight and obese are serious and pervasive. Individuals who are overweight and obese are often the targets of bias and stigma and thus susceptible to negative attitudes. Obesity and weight stigma have been linked to low self-esteem, higher rates of depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction and poor psychological adjustment. Although weight stigma is a problem in the general population, it is more consequential among adolescents due to mental and physical developmental changes. Therefore college students were used in this study because they are considered older adolescent (ages 18-21). The goals of this study were to examine the association between weight status, weight stigma, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms. These associations were examined using multiple linear regression and linear meditational analysis. This study found (1) that overweight and obese individuals experience more stigma than their normal weight and underweight counterparts, (2) weight stigma has a negative effect on body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms among overweight and obese individuals, (3) self-esteem differed based on perceived weight status, and (4) weight stigma differed among overweight and obese individuals based on self-esteem. Overall, the psychosocial outcomes of weight stigma are greater for individuals at higher levels of weight. It was found that state self-esteem strongly mediated the relationship between weight and stigma in the prediction of depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction with the greatest impact for depressive symptoms. Low self-esteem and social support reveal that individuals with low self-esteem experience greater negative psychosocial outcomes as well as those with little or no support unable to buffer stigmatizing experiences and have greater negative psychosocial outcomes. In general, the consequences of weight stigma are as real as the medical consequences of obesity. We are called to protect the psychosocial health of college students.
Download or read book Asian American Psychology written by Nita Tewari and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Weight Status Stigma and Well being in Adolescents written by Sadie Ridgeway and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research explores the association between weight status and some important components of well-being (self-rated health, mental health, body image, and life satisfaction) for adolescents, the possible mediating role of bullying victimization, as well as the potential moderating role of gender and race in the association between weight status and bullying victimization. These research questions were tested using the United States Health Behaviors in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2009/2010 data set (N=7,312). Results demonstrated that overweight and obese adolescents face more bullying than their average weight peers, and that bullying victimization increases with weight status. This suggests that overweight and obese adolescents face weight-stigma and consequences for their adiposity from their peers. As weight status and bullying faced increases, all of the well-being components worsen. There is evidence that bullying victimization acts as a mediating variable for only the mental health outcome, but body satisfaction operates as an important mediator for all other indicators of well-being. The association between weight status and bullying victimization is not found to depend on an individual’s gender and race. In all, this research demonstrates that stigma and body satisfaction matter for the relationship between weight status and a variety of indicators of well-being.
Download or read book African American Acculturation written by Hope Landrine and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996-03-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should African Americans be construed as a race or as an ethnic group? If African Americans are defined as an ethnic group, what role does culture play in their lives and how can we measure their culture? This groundbreaking volume argues that we should reject the concept of race and define African Americans as a cultural group. It presents the first scale ever devised for measuring acculturation among African Americans, along with powerful studies that empirically explore the role of culture and acculturation in African American behavior, health, and psychology. Among the authors' findings are how acculturation predicts symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, and physical problems, such as hypertension.
Download or read book Adolescent Socialization in Cross Cultural Perspective written by Irving Tallman and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescent Socialization in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Planning for Social Change presents a theory of socialization and explains how the theory was formed, developed, and changed. This book describes a cross-sectional research project that uses innovative research methods for comparing people from vastly different cultures. Organized into seven chapters, this book begins with an overview of the premise that the better one learns how to solve problems in one's environment, the better one is able to cope with a rapidly changing society as one grows older. This text then proposes that the family provide an initial arena within which the needs of the individual and the rudiments of the social structure are confronted. Other chapters consider the approach to solving the methodological problems posed by attempting to test the theory by means of a cross-national study. The final chapter deals with the results of the cross-national study. This book is a valuable resource for sociologists.
