TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mohnke, Sebastian
A1  - Warschburger, Petra
T1  - Body dissatisfaction among female and male adolescents comparing prevalence, predictors, and consequences between the sexes
JF  - Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie : Ergebnisse aus Psychotherapie, Beratung und Psychiatrie
N2  - As part of the POPS study (Potsdam prevention of eating disorders) 300 adolescents aged between 10 and 13 years completed questionnaires measuring satisfaction with weight and muscles, body change strategies and disturbed eating behavior. More than half of the girls and a third of the boys are dissatisfied with their weight. Nearly 70% of the male participants were unhappy with their muscles. Both forms of body dissatisfaction are influenced by similar sociocultural and psychological factors. While weight dissatisfaction leads to weight reduction strategies and disturbed eating, muscle dissatisfaction results in muscle enhancement methods. Potential harmful consequences of excessive muscle building techniques are discussed. The data emphasize the need for a sex-specific investigation of body dissatisfaction and its consequences. Body image aspects relevant to boys should be added to intervention and prevention approaches.
KW  - body dissatisfaction
KW  - disturbed eating
KW  - muscle enhancement
KW  - prevention
KW  - adolescents
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0032-7034
VL  - 60
IS  - 4
SP  - 285
EP  - 303
PB  - Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
CY  - Göttingen
ER  -