title: Perceptions of body image by persons with Prader-Willi syndrome and their parents.
abstract: Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by obesity. The Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard, Sorensen, & Schulsinger, 1983) was completed by 43 individuals with this syndrome to determine their level of dissatisfaction with their body. Their parents also completed this scale regarding their child to determine whether they were dissatisfied with their child's body status. Results showed that individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome were dissatisfied with their body. Parents also were dissatisfied with their child's body. Results of this study demonstrate that the responses of persons with Prader-Willi syndrome on the Figure Rating Scale show significant discrepancies between how they think they look and how they wished they looked.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. deborah_napolitano@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zarcone
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Hongyue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jillian Maynard
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caliendo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D049628:Body Size; D002648:Child; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult