title: Prevalence of body dissatisfaction among United States adults: review and recommendations for future research.
abstract: As the evidence supporting the role of body dissatisfaction (BD) in chronic disease risk factors and health behaviors increases, documenting the prevalence of BD is an essential first step in determining to what degree BD is a public health problem. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study is to critically evaluate research examining the population prevalence of BD among U.S. adults. Seven studies were located and provided estimates of prevalence of BD among U.S. adults that were extremely varied (11%-72% for women, and 8%-61% for men). While some of the variation may be due to increases in BD over time, the literature is also clouded by a lack of randomly selected samples, lack of consistency in measurement tools, lack of consistency in operational definitions of BD, and lack of standardized cut-off points for BD. Recommendations for improving BD prevalence research to enable public health research are provided.
authors: Interdisciplinary Health Studies Program, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Suite P, Kingston, RI 02881, United States.
authors: Lauren
authors: L
authors: Fiske
authors: Interdisciplinary Health Studies Program, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Suite P, Kingston, RI 02881, United States; Department of Kinesiology & Health, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3975, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States. Electronic address: efallon1@gsu.edu.
authors: Elizabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Fallon
authors: Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Suite P, Kingston, RI 02881, United States.
authors: Bryan
authors: B
authors: Blissmer
authors: Cancer Prevention Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, United States.
authors: Colleen A
authors: CA
authors: Redding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States
keywords: Adult; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Prevalence; United States