Factors associated with body image dissatisfaction in Portuguese adolescents: obesity, sports activity and TV watching

• Main Authors: Eduarda Maria Rocha Teles de Castro Coelho (Author), Sandra Celina Fernandes Fonseca (Author), Graça Sofia Monteiro Pinto (Author), Maria Isabel Martins Mourão-Carvalhal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This cross-sectional study intended to determine the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and associated factors in Portuguese adolescents (N=529, 10-18 years, 53.7% male and 46.3% female). The prevalence of body dissatisfaction (estimated through Collins's silhouettes) was 58%. Multivariat...