Body image is usually measured in terms of weight status of an individual revealing its association with body satisfaction
status. It has been observed in numerous cultural communities that a direct relationship between weight status and body
dissatisfaction begins to develop in children entering puberty. This study was conducted among the female adolescents of
Islamia Girls College Quetta. The participants included in this study were selected randomly keeping the sample size 100.
Study was conducted with the help of a self-developed validated questionnaire and measured BMI category to find association
between weight status and body dissatisfaction. Obtained results revealed that a high percentage of female adolescents
were obese (62%) and (27%) were under the category of underweight because of their mal adaptive eating patterns
leading to increased level of body dissatisfaction and also because of high levels of internalization and social comparison.
Schilder defined body appearance as a psychosocial aspect
in which an individual forms a picture of his or her body in
the mind. Body image influence many features of human
behaviour such as feelings emotions, mindset, relationships
etc. Therefore, effects of body image on an individual’s personality
is prominent and extensive.Body image is usually
measured in terms of weight status of an individual revealing
its association with body satisfaction status. It has been
observed in numerous cultural communities that a direct link
between weight status and body dissatisfaction begins to develop
in children entering puberty. Body image is perceived
on the basis of individuals weight whether he or she is
underweight, over or obese and usually a fat body has been
discouraged or criticized among adolescent. A number
of studies confirmed that overweight or obese adolescence
indicates high levels of body dissatisfaction in both sexes. There may be a number of sociocultural and physical
factors such as malnourished diet, decreased exercise and
unhealthy weight control responsible for weight gain in adolescents
leading to body dissatisfaction.
Due to lack of
reliability in measurement scales, we face a number of limitations
in terms of socio-cultural background of the studied participants
in investigating body image and body dissatisfaction
relationship. Presently in Pakistan there is insufficient understanding
and scarce literature available about how and when
exactly weight concern is established in female adolescents.
Therefore in this study we aimed to describe body image size
perception among Pakistani adolescent females and its affiliation
with weight status.Adolescent female students of Islamia Girls College Quetta
was included in this study. Informed consent was obtained
from these students selected at random keeping the sample
size 100. Study was conducted with the help of a self-developed
validated questionnaire designed to find information
about eating patterns of individual participants and their perception
regarding their body image. BMIs of the individuals
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