Factors Affecting Body Image Distortion in Adolescents
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Body image distortion is an important problem in physical and psychological health in adolescents. This study examined the factors affecting body image distortion in Korean adolescents. A Rao–Scott χ2 test and a complex samples logistic regression was conducted using the statistics from the 17th (2021) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. The study sample included 41,124 middle and high school students. There was a difference in the presence or absence of body image distortion according to the subject’s gender, school grade, school achievement, and economic status (p < 0.001). Approximately 49.5% of subjects with body image distortion had tried to lose weight, but there were few cases where they attempted to lose weight through physical activities, such as moderate physical activity (22.8%), vigorous physical activity (23.3%), and muscle physical activity (23.9%) (p < 0.001). The group with body image distortion was 1.77 times more likely to sit for more than four hours a day on average (p < 0.001). To prevent various factors influencing the distortion of the adolescent’s body image, the development of a systematic intervention program for forming no distortion of adolescents’ body image is required.
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Many non-Western cultures traditionally celebrate fuller body shapes as symbols of health, fertility, and prosperity, contributing to greater body image satisfaction.
“Conversely, many non-Western cultures traditionally celebrate fuller body shapes as symbols of health, fertility, and prosperity, where a robust physique is associated with positive attributes, contributing to greater body image satisfaction among individuals [164].”
From Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors (2024) · cites this paper as [164]
The Discussion reports that sociocultural norms and race affect body-image perceptions and the gap between actual and ideal weight. It does not say that non-Western cultures traditionally value fuller bodies as signs of health, fertility, or prosperity, or that this leads to greater body-image satisfaction. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Western cultures, persistent valorization of thinness in women contributes directly to higher rates of body dissatisfaction and prevalent eating disorders.
“In Western cultures, the persistent valorization of thinness in women contributes directly to higher rates of body dissatisfaction and prevalent eating disorders.”
From Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors (2024) · cites this paper as [164]
The Discussion (section 4; page unavailable) suggests that a social preference for skinny bodies may influence adolescents’ body-image distortion, and the Introduction (section 1; page unavailable) associates negative body image with eating disorders. The paper does not establish that valorization of thinness directly causes higher rates of body dissatisfaction or eating disorders among women in Western cultures. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“Conversely, many non-Western cultures traditionally celebrate fuller body shapes as symbols of health, fertility, and prosperity, where a robust physique is associated with positive attributes, contributing to greater body image satisfaction among individuals [164].”
Background
- Authors
- Jung, E.-H., & Jun, M.-K.
- Affiliations
- Catholic Kwandong University (KR)
- Dongnam Health University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Jun, Mi-Kyoung
- Venue
- Children
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-12-11
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1944
- ISSN
- 2227-9067 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9776985
- OpenAlex
- W4312126109
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Children (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- body image distortion, adolescents, weight loss behavior, physical activity, sedentary behavior, gender differences, school grades, academic performance, socioeconomic status, Korean adolescents
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