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| العنوان: |
Gender differences in body size perception, dieting and mental distress amongst adolescents, the nord-trøndelag health study (YH3). |
| المؤلفون: |
Sardahaee, F., Holmen, T., Kvaløy, K. |
| المصدر: |
European Psychiatry; 2022 Special issue S1, Vol. 63, pS631-S631, 1/2p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BODY image, PSYCHOLOGICAL distress, BODY size, GENDER differences (Psychology), TEENAGE girls, COMPULSIVE eating |
| مستخلص: |
Introduction: Worldwide increase in adolescent obesity is in stark contrast with super thin ideal body size defined bymodern societies. Dieting has been widely promoted as a reliable method for maintaining ideal bodyweight(and shape) despite ample evidence on their in-effectivity and harmfulness to physical and mental wellbeing. Dieting is more prevalent amongst adolescent girls than boys. Objectives: Given that societal definitions of ideal body shape are gender based, we investigated gender differences in exhibiting mental distress given adolescents' body size perception. Methods: Multinomial logistic regression was employed to test for associations between BMI, body size perception, mental distress and dieting in data drawn on 7,718 individuals (aged 13-19) from Young HUNT 3 survey. Analyses were done in gender stratified populations and were adjusted for age and socioeconomic status (SES). Results: Prevalence of dieting was much less in boys than girls (9% Vs. 21.6%) despite higher prevalence of overweight amongst boys. Although girls who perceived their body size as "not normal" showed a greater increase in OR for dieting (OR:37 in girls Vs. OR: 26 in boys, p-value < 0.001, CI 95%), ironically it was boys who showed a disproportionately higher levels of mental distress (RR> 1.2) if they perceived their body as "fat". Similar trend was observed amongst boys who perceived themselves as "thin". Conclusions: Our findings call into question the generally held belief that compared to girls, boys are less distressed by having a self perceived abnormal body size perception. Further research is needed to investigate what constitutes this male vulnerability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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