"Body Image" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Individuals' concept of their own bodies.
| Descriptor ID |
D001828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.792.110 F02.463.593.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Image- Body Image
- Body Images
- Image, Body
- Images, Body
Body Representation- Body Representation
- Body Representations
- Representation, Body
- Representations, Body
Body Schema- Body Schema
- Body Schemas
- Schema, Body
- Schemas, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Image" by people in Profiles.
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Silhouette showcards confirm altered obesity-associated body image perception in international cohort study of African-origin populations. BMJ Open. 2024 Mar 08; 14(3):e065498.
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Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Body Image Disturbances Among South African Mothers and Their Daughters Living in Soweto, Johannesburg. Fam Community Health. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):140-149.
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Examining the relationships between body image, eating attitudes, BMI, and physical activity in rural and urban South African young adult females using structural equation modeling. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187508.
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Perceptions of diet, physical activity, and obesity-related health among black daughter-mother pairs in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2016 08 09; 16:750.
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Body Image Satisfaction, Eating Attitudes and Perceptions of Female Body Silhouettes in Rural South African Adolescents. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0154784.
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Changes in eating attitudes, body esteem and weight control behaviours during adolescence in a South African cohort. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e109709.
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Eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and self-esteem of South African Black and White male adolescents and their perception of female body silhouettes. J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2014; 26(3):193-205.
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Pregnant women's perceptions of themselves: a survey. Birth. 1990 Dec; 17(4):205-6.