Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students

The aims of this study were to investigate the association of body mass index with different dimensions of self-perception and the level of self-esteem among female students of first and second year at the University of Tuzla. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 female students of the first a...

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Autores principales: Bratovcic,Vesna, Mikic,Branimir, Kostovski,Zarko, Teskeredzic,Amela, Tanovic,Izudin
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2015
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-950220150004000242016-03-22Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female StudentsBratovcic,VesnaMikic,BranimirKostovski,ZarkoTeskeredzic,AmelaTanovic,Izudin Self-perception Body mass index Self-esteem Students The aims of this study were to investigate the association of body mass index with different dimensions of self-perception and the level of self-esteem among female students of first and second year at the University of Tuzla. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 female students of the first and second year at the University of Tuzla. The study used the following instruments: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (ROSF), Questionnaire PD/form A and Body Mass Index calculation. Results indicate that self-esteem and self-worth, and a sense of comfort and discomfort affect the experience of body perception unrelated to body mass index. It is also determined which variables are significant predictors of the experience of body perception and the level of self-esteem in the examined sample. The obtained results indicate a significant correlation between self-perception and sense of well-being related to body image on self-esteem among students in the study sample, which may not be related to actual body appearance in terms of reduced or increased body weight.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.33 n.4 20152015-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022015000400024en10.4067/S0717-95022015000400024
institution Scielo Chile
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language English
topic Self-perception
Body mass index
Self-esteem
Students
spellingShingle Self-perception
Body mass index
Self-esteem
Students
Bratovcic,Vesna
Mikic,Branimir
Kostovski,Zarko
Teskeredzic,Amela
Tanovic,Izudin
Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
description The aims of this study were to investigate the association of body mass index with different dimensions of self-perception and the level of self-esteem among female students of first and second year at the University of Tuzla. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 female students of the first and second year at the University of Tuzla. The study used the following instruments: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (ROSF), Questionnaire PD/form A and Body Mass Index calculation. Results indicate that self-esteem and self-worth, and a sense of comfort and discomfort affect the experience of body perception unrelated to body mass index. It is also determined which variables are significant predictors of the experience of body perception and the level of self-esteem in the examined sample. The obtained results indicate a significant correlation between self-perception and sense of well-being related to body image on self-esteem among students in the study sample, which may not be related to actual body appearance in terms of reduced or increased body weight.
author Bratovcic,Vesna
Mikic,Branimir
Kostovski,Zarko
Teskeredzic,Amela
Tanovic,Izudin
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Mikic,Branimir
Kostovski,Zarko
Teskeredzic,Amela
Tanovic,Izudin
author_sort Bratovcic,Vesna
title Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
title_short Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
title_full Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
title_fullStr Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
title_full_unstemmed Relations between Different Dimensions of Self-Perception, Self-Esteem and Body Mass Index of Female Students
title_sort relations between different dimensions of self-perception, self-esteem and body mass index of female students
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate 2015
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022015000400024
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