<b>Identifying body image disorders and behaviors leading to the development of bulimia nervosa in adolescents from a Public High School in Maringá, Paraná State</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v30i2.5986

  • Alice Maria de Souza-Kaneshima CESUMAR
  • Angela Andréia França CESUMAR
  • Daniele de Pinto Freitas Kneube CESUMAR
  • Edilson Nobuyoshi Kaneshima CESUMAR
Keywords: adolescents, bulimia nervosa, body image

Abstract

Conscious of the importance of studying eating disorders in adolescents, this work identified the onset of body image disorders and bulimia nervosa in 187 adolescents. Using the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), it was shown that 48.13% of adolescents displayed body image disorders. The application of the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinbugh (BITE) demonstrated that 3.74 and 39.04% of adolescents presented a high or medium level of eating disorder, respectively. In the subscale of BITE severity, it was detected that 2.67 and 7.49% of adolescents showed high and moderated gravity of bulimia nervosa. The results revealed some adolescents with attitudes and behaviors that favor the development of bulimia nervosa, due to a distorted perception of their body image. Therefore, educational campaigns are necessary to clarify that the cult of the body is associated with serious eating disorders.

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Author Biography

Alice Maria de Souza-Kaneshima, CESUMAR
possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1992) e mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Celular) pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1996). Atualmente é professor titular do Centro Universitário de Maringá, doutoranda da Universidade Estadual de Maringá e membro do corpo editorial da Revista de Iniciação Científica (CESUMAR ) . Tem experiência na área de Genética, com ênfase em Citogenética Vegetal, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: citogenética vegetal, anormalidades meióticas, canola e Brachiaria Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-12-15
How to Cite
Souza-Kaneshima, A. M. de, França, A. A., Kneube, D. de P. F., & Kaneshima, E. N. (2008). <b>Identifying body image disorders and behaviors leading to the development of bulimia nervosa in adolescents from a Public High School in Maringá, Paraná State</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v30i2.5986. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 30(2), 167-173. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v30i2.5986
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Public Health

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