title: Factors associated with body image distortion in Korean adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Body image incorporates cognitive and affective components as well as behaviors related to own body perception. This study evaluated the occurrence of body image distortion and its correlates in Korean adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a school-based cross-sectional survey, a total of 2,117 adolescents were recruited. They filled out self-completing questionnaires on body image distortion, eating attitudes, and behaviors (Eating Attitude Test-26) and related factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Body image distortions were found in 51.8 percent of adolescents. Univariate analyses showed that boys and older adolescents had higher rates of body image distortion. In the multivariate analyses, body image distortion was associated with high risk for eating disorders (odds ratio [OR] =1.69; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-2.58; P=0.015) and being over weight (OR =33.27; 95% CI 15.51-71.35; P<0.001) or obese (OR =9.37; 95% CI 5.06-17.34; P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that body image distortion is relatively common in Korean adolescents, which has implications for adolescents at risk of developing eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Yeul
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Doo
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yeouido St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Myong
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bahk
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yoo
keywords: Korean adolescent; body image distortion; high risk for eating disorders