ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Associations of Body Dissatisfaction With Lifestyle Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors Among Saudi Females Attending Fitness Centers.
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- Social Media Use and Body Image Dissatisfaction Among University Students of Health Sciences in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- Differences in the body image based on physical parameters among young women from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Individual and Combined Association between Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Body Weight Dissatisfaction in a Sample of Adolescents from Southern Brazil.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Association between body image perception with demographic characteristics of physically active individuals during COVID-19 lockdown in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 between Genders in a Malaysian Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Body Image Dissatisfaction and Its Associated Factors among Female Students at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman: A Cross-sectional Study.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine body image perception and the associations of body dissatisfaction (BD) with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors among Saudi women attending fitness centers in Riyadh.
methodsSaudi females aged 16 years and older were recruited from 12 randomly selected fitness centers in Riyadh, using stratified clustered sampling technique (
resultsThe participants had a mean (SD) age of 29.2 (8.2). The majority were not married (57%), with no children (66%) and had college degrees (78%). While 63% were overweight or obese, nearly 40% of women underestimated their perceived body shape. The majority of respondents (87%) were dissatisfied with their body shape including 68% of normal weight women. Females who had BD were significantly older, had higher BMI, reported more weight loss attempt and had expended less time in vigorous (
conclusionExcept for BMI and decreased dairy products and energy drinks consumption, many lifestyle behaviors did not associate with BD among Saudi females attending fitness centers. The findings can inform healthcare providers when intervention strategy is implicated for females with BD. Future studies should compare the associations of BD with lifestyle behaviors between males and females attending fitness centers and seeking weight loss.
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