ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)2020
Unhealthy weight control behaviors, disordered eating, and body image dissatisfaction in adolescents from São Paulo, Brazil.
Article in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04825184 (The Dove Self-Esteem Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Dove Self-Esteem Project: A Randomised Controlled Evaluation Assessing the Impact of a Body Image Chatbot on Brazilian Adolescents' Body Confidence
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- The unintended consequences of school-based health and nutrition policies: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Brazilian adolescents over time: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- Using Chatbot Technology to Improve Brazilian Adolescents' Body Image and Mental Health at Scale: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Dissonance-based eating disorder prevention improves intuitive eating: a randomized controlled trial for Brazilian women with body dissatisfaction.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Trial
- Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Desire to Weigh Less and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors Among U.S. Adults: Evidence From NHANES 2017-2018.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Assessment of the relationship between awareness of popular diets and body image among young women: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Weight loss behavior patterns among South Korean adolescents: a latent class analysis of data from the 18th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with the Acceptance of Weight Loss Drugs Among Overweight and Obese Adults in Mainland China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
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- The association between generalized anxiety disorder and disordered eating symptoms among Lebanese adults with the moderating effect of self esteem.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors associated with eating disorders among Indonesian adolescents at boarding schools.International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2025Article
- Associations of suicidal behaviors with body weight and body weight perception in Chinese adolescents: 2007-2022.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Unhealthy weight control behaviors and its determinants among female adolescents in Hawassa city, Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2023: school based study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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- Intimate partner violence against women and the adoption of unhealthy weight control practices.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal patterns of disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents from the Brazilian High-Risk Cohort study for mental conditions.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the frequency of disordered eating (DE) and unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCB) among adolescents and associations with age, sex, actual weight status, perceived weight status, and body image dissatisfaction.
methodsCross-sectional study of 1,156 adolescents. DE was assessed using a specific self-report questionnaire, UWCB by specific behaviors that were not typically recommended for weight management, and body dissatisfaction by Stunkard's silhouettes.
resultsThe frequency of DE was 17.3%, and that of UWCB, 31.9%; 80.1% of participants were dissatisfied with body image. Perception of oneself as overweight was associated with 1.795-fold odds of DE. Those with UWCB had 7.389-fold odds of DE, while DE increased the odds of UWCB 7.280-fold. Girls, participants who perceived themselves as overweight, and those who reported body dissatisfaction were 2.266, 2.381, and 1.752 times more likely to have UWCB, respectively.
conclusionA high prevalence of UWCB and a moderate prevalence of DE behaviors was found in adolescents from the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Those who perceived themselves as overweight had more DE and UWCB, and both behaviors were related. UWCB was more common in girls and among those dissatisfied with their bodies.
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