Journal title PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Author/s Cristina Stefanile, Camilla Matera, Elena Pisani, Ilaria Zambrini
Publishing Year 2009 Issue 2009/2
Language Italian Pages 15 P. 51-65 File size 103 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2009-002004
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Body dissatisfaction in adolescence: influences of biopsychosocial factors - Body dissatisfaction is a central aspect for self-evaluation; pressures to maintain an ideal physique can result in disordered eating habits. In young women, body concern and anxiety related to some parts of it can be expressed through their desire to lose weight. The aim of the study is to analyze the role of some risk factors, such as Body Mass Index (BMI), low self-esteem and sociocultural influences in affecting body dissatisfaction, expressed in terms of distance from an ideal and body concern. Participants are 187 adolescent females aged between 14 and 16. Risk factors taken into consideration seem to have a different effect on the two aspects characterizing dissatisfaction. BMI, self-esteem and internalization of a thin ideal seem to influence the distance perceived from an ideal body; pressure, besides BMI and self-esteem, affect weight and body shape concern. Body shape concern seems to be influenced even by internalization and awareness. It can be observed that such risk factors, in particular BMI, play a different role in adolescents classified as normal weight and underweight.
Parole chiave: immagine corporea, insoddisfazione corporea, adolescenti femmine, influenze socioculturali, autostima, indice di massa corporea
Key words: body image, body dissatisfaction, adolescent girls, sociocultural influences, selfesteem, body mass index
Cristina Stefanile, Camilla Matera, Elena Pisani, Ilaria Zambrini, Insoddisfazione corporea in adolescenza: influenze di fattori bio-psico-sociali in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 2/2009, pp 51-65, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2009-002004