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Self Body-Management and Thinness in Youth:Survey Study on Italian Girls’
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: Received: 20 March 2018 / Approved: 21 March 2018 / Online: 21 March 2018 (16:00:02 CET)
How to cite: Di Giacomo, D.; De Liso, G.; Ranieri, J. Self Body-Management and Thinness in Youth:Survey Study on Italian Girls’. Preprints 2018, 2018030190. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0190.v1 Di Giacomo, D.; De Liso, G.; Ranieri, J. Self Body-Management and Thinness in Youth:Survey Study on Italian Girls’. Preprints 2018, 2018030190. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0190.v1
Abstract
Psychological wellbeing can be impacted substantially by changes in body image during youth, which can be a predictive factor for positive or negative attitudes, such as for self-esteem and satisfaction. In this study, adherence to the thinness model and to healthy behaviours were analysed in terms of the emotional patterns and body management of the young female Italian population (N = 2287). Skinny girls fitting better with the thinness model tended to develop higher positive emotional patterns, but their body management was low. Findings suggest the urgent need for preventive programmes to enhance awareness of healthy behaviours against appearance models.
Keywords
thinness, girls, youth, body satisfaction, body mass index
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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