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Relationship between attention to body shape, social physique anxiety, and personal characteristics of Brazilians: A structural equation model
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Abstract: People can develop eating disorders due to excessive body image concerns. The primary
objective of this study was to examine the relationship between attention to body shape, social
physique anxiety, and personal characteristics in a sample of Brazilians. The secondary objective
was to evaluate the correlation of the constructs with the participants’ body composition. First,
1795 individuals (70% female; Mage = 25.5 ± 6.6 years) completed the Attention to Body Shape Scale,
the Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Then, 286 participants
(58% female; Mage = 25.3 ± 5.7 years) underwent a bioimpedance exam to identify body composition.
Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the relationship between the variables. The
greater the attention to body shape, the greater the expectations of negative physical evaluation
and the less comfort with physical presentation. Younger age, female gender, consumption of
supplements/substances for body change, restrictive diets, physical inactivity, poor self-assessment
of food quality, and overweight/obesity were related to negative body concerns. An expectation of
negative physical evaluation was positively correlated with body fat and negatively with muscle
mass. Comfort with physical presentation was negatively correlated with fat and positively with
muscle. These results can support preventive strategies aimed at reducing eating disorders resulting
from body image concerns.
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Body image Attention Shape Social Physique anxiety Personal characteristic Body composition eEating disorder Structural equation model
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Silva, W. R. D., Teixeira, P. A., Campos, J. A. D. B., Ferreira, E. B., Teodoro, M. A., & Marôco, J. (2022). Relationship between Attention to Body Shape, Social Physique Anxiety, and Personal Characteristics of Brazilians: A Structural Equation Model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214802
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)