Jacinthe Dion, Marie-Eve Blackburn, Julie Auclair, Luc Laberge, Suzanne Veillette, Marco Gaudreault, Patrick Vachon, Michel Perron, Évelyne Touchette
This longitudinal study aims to describe the development of body dissatisfaction (BD), measured with the Contour Drawing Rating Scale, between the ages of 14 and 18, and to identify factors associated with BD at age 18, among 413 adolescents. Between the ages of 14 and 18, the proportion of girls wanting to be thinner increased, although it remained unchanged among boys. A ratio of 1:2 girls and 1:5 boys reported having seriously tried to lose weight. Factors associated with BD in girls at age 18 were (1) wanting to be thinner, (2) body mass index (BMI), (3) weight control behaviours and (4) negative comments about weight...
April 3, 2015: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth