<b>Females and post-pubescent adolescents: groups with high exposure to the development of body image dissatisfaction in São Bonifácio, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

To determine the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction in adolescents and analyse associated factors. The sample under analysis comprised 278 adolescents, 10- to 17-year-old students from government schools in a small town in southern Brazil. Sociodemographic information was collected (age, sex,...

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Main Authors: Yara Lucy Fidelix, Edio Luiz Petroski, Andreia Pelegrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2014-10-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/19290