Objectives: This paper explores trends in Scottish adolescents’ body size perceptions and associated mental well-being outcomes. Methods: Data were collected on Scottish 11, 13 and 15-year olds by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study between 1990 and 2014 (n=42,312). Logistic regression was used to examine changes in the prevalence of over- and underweight perceptions. Ordinal and linear regression was used to examine changes in the association between body perception and mental well-being. Results: Little change was observed in over- or under-weight perceptions between 1990 and 2014. However, relative to those perceiving their body as ‘about right’, those perceiving themselves as overweight reported decreasing confidence (all...
Importance: In the context of the growing prevalence of childhood obesity, behaviors aimed at weigh...
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate well-being, body perception and weight status in a...
Among children and adolescents, the drive to be slender and the fear of being fat is a growing publi...
Objectives: This paper explores trends in Scottish adolescents’ body size perceptions and associate...
Objectives:This paper explores trends in Scottish adolescents’ body size perceptions and associated ...
Purpose : Perceiving oneself as overweight is common and strongly associated with adolescents’ subje...
Purpose Overweight and obesity are associated with poor mental health in adolescents. However, littl...
Purpose: Perceiving oneself as overweight is common and strongly associated with adolescents’ subjec...
Purpose: Underestimating overweight may prevent efforts toward reducing weight, but simultaneously b...
Purpose Overweight and obesity are associated with poor mental health in adolescents. However, litt...
BACKGROUND: Mental illness and obesity are among the biggest challenges to population health, they a...
Background To evaluate the association between weight misperception and psychological symptoms in t...
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the association between weight misperception and psychological symptoms in t...
BACKGROUND: Increases in the prevalence of child and adolescent obesity have accelerated since th...
Underweight or overweight in adolescence is linked to several adverse health outcomes. Less evidence...
Importance: In the context of the growing prevalence of childhood obesity, behaviors aimed at weigh...
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate well-being, body perception and weight status in a...
Among children and adolescents, the drive to be slender and the fear of being fat is a growing publi...
Objectives: This paper explores trends in Scottish adolescents’ body size perceptions and associate...
Objectives:This paper explores trends in Scottish adolescents’ body size perceptions and associated ...
Purpose : Perceiving oneself as overweight is common and strongly associated with adolescents’ subje...
Purpose Overweight and obesity are associated with poor mental health in adolescents. However, littl...
Purpose: Perceiving oneself as overweight is common and strongly associated with adolescents’ subjec...
Purpose: Underestimating overweight may prevent efforts toward reducing weight, but simultaneously b...
Purpose Overweight and obesity are associated with poor mental health in adolescents. However, litt...
BACKGROUND: Mental illness and obesity are among the biggest challenges to population health, they a...
Background To evaluate the association between weight misperception and psychological symptoms in t...
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the association between weight misperception and psychological symptoms in t...
BACKGROUND: Increases in the prevalence of child and adolescent obesity have accelerated since th...
Underweight or overweight in adolescence is linked to several adverse health outcomes. Less evidence...
Importance: In the context of the growing prevalence of childhood obesity, behaviors aimed at weigh...
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate well-being, body perception and weight status in a...
Among children and adolescents, the drive to be slender and the fear of being fat is a growing publi...