Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2003):

Body-image perceptions: reliability of a BMI-based Silhouette Matching Test.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
To assess the reliability of a BMI-based Silhouette Matching Test (BMI-SMT).

METHODS:
The perceptions of ideal and current body images of 215 ninth through twelfth graders' were assessed at 5 different schools within a mid-Atlantic state public school system.

RESULTS:
Findings provided quantifiable data and discriminating measurements of community and population-based body image perceptions.

CONCLUSIONS:
The BMI-SMT technique provided reliable information to help community and individual-based programs track and measure body-image perception data among individuals and populations.

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Author information

Author/s: Peterson, Michael (M); Ellenberg, Deborah (D); Crossan, Sarah (S);

Affiliation: Department of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA. pmpeter(-atsign-)udel.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: American journal of health behavior (Am J Health Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Jul-Aug; vol 27 (issue 4) : pp 355-63

Dates: Created 2003/07/28; Completed 2003/10/29; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12882429, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent Analysis of Variance Body Image Body Mass Index Body Weight - ethnology Ethnic Groups Female Form Perception Humans

Humans Male Mid-Atlantic Region Photography Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Schools Somatotypes Students - psychology

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