Prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and associated factors among physical education students

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among physical education students enrolled in a public university. METHODS: This study evaluated 236 students and assessed body image perception (silhouette scale), sociodemographic variables (sex, age,...

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Main Authors: Elisa Pinheiro Ferrari, Edio Luiz Petroski, Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2013-01-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892013000200005&lng=en&tlng=en