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Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour : HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010
Joint Authors
Ojala, Kristiina
Välimaa, Raili
Tynjälä, Jorma
Villberg, Jari
Kannas, Lasse
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Overweight and perception of being overweight, may lead adolescent to lose weight.
The aim of the present study was to investigate overweight adolescents’ self-perceived weight, body dissatisfaction, and weight control behaviour during 1994–2010 in Finland.
Methods.
The country-representative, cross-sectional data of 15-year olds were obtained from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, conducted in 1994 (N=1194; males: 48%), 1998 (N=1545; 49%), 2002 (N=1745; 50%), 2006 (N=1670; 47%), and 2010 (N=2082; 48%).
Results.
The majority of overweight boys (62–69%) and girls (89–100%) assessed themselves as too fat, and their body image was lower than in nonoverweight adolescents.
The highest prevalence of current weight controlling was found in 2006 in males (18%) and in 2010 in females (39%).
Conclusion.
The phenomena were current and gender differences notable, but there was no statistically significant difference in overweight adolescents’ self-perceived weight, body dissatisfaction, or weight control behaviour between survey years.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ojala, Kristiina& Tynjälä, Jorma& Välimaa, Raili& Villberg, Jari& Kannas, Lasse. 2012. Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour : HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ojala, Kristiina…[et al.]. Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour : HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010. Journal of Obesity No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ojala, Kristiina& Tynjälä, Jorma& Välimaa, Raili& Villberg, Jari& Kannas, Lasse. Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour : HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010. Journal of Obesity. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452289
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452289