Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults

A person's perception of their body, regardless of its appearance, is referred to as body image. This perception depends on numerous factors: from realistic self-observations to emotions, feelings, memories, and attitudes associated with their body, both consciously and unconsciously. A misperceptio...

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description A person's perception of their body, regardless of its appearance, is referred to as body image. This perception depends on numerous factors: from realistic self-observations to emotions, feelings, memories, and attitudes associated with their body, both consciously and unconsciously. A misperception of body image can be frequently observed, and this condition can cause anxiety about one's appearance, depressive disorders, and detrimental eating behaviours, especially in adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, when an incongruence between perceived body image and ideal body image occurs, the resulting body dissatisfaction can affect the individual's physical and mental health. The complexity of the relationships between body image perception and weight status/body composition; their association with factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, and physical activity; and their effects on health outcomes need to be studied in depth. For adolescent and adult health assurance, it is crucial to understand the relationship between perceived body image and actual weight status or body composition. Indeed, this may allow for the development of effective interventions to prevent and manage possible eating disorders.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1753712026-04-16T20:31:11Z Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults Gualdi-Russo, Emanuela Zaccagni, Luciana Body image perception Weight status Body composition Eating disorders Gender Age Ethnicity Anthropometry Physical activity thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences A person's perception of their body, regardless of its appearance, is referred to as body image. This perception depends on numerous factors: from realistic self-observations to emotions, feelings, memories, and attitudes associated with their body, both consciously and unconsciously. A misperception of body image can be frequently observed, and this condition can cause anxiety about one's appearance, depressive disorders, and detrimental eating behaviours, especially in adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, when an incongruence between perceived body image and ideal body image occurs, the resulting body dissatisfaction can affect the individual's physical and mental health. The complexity of the relationships between body image perception and weight status/body composition; their association with factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, and physical activity; and their effects on health outcomes need to be studied in depth. For adolescent and adult health assurance, it is crucial to understand the relationship between perceived body image and actual weight status or body composition. Indeed, this may allow for the development of effective interventions to prevent and manage possible eating disorders. 2026-04-16T20:31:03Z 2026-04-16T20:31:03Z 2026 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725863426_26 9783725863426 9783725863433 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175371 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/12286 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6343-3 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6343-3 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725863426 9783725863433 208 CH open access
spellingShingle Body image perception
Weight status
Body composition
Eating disorders
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Anthropometry
Physical activity
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title_full Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title_fullStr Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title_full_unstemmed Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title_short Body Image and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents and Adults
title_sort body image and nutritional status among adolescents and adults
topic Body image perception
Weight status
Body composition
Eating disorders
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Anthropometry
Physical activity
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
topic_facet Body image perception
Weight status
Body composition
Eating disorders
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Anthropometry
Physical activity
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
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