Hong Seong-Chul, Jung Young-Eun, Kim Moon-Doo, Lee Chang-In, Hyun Mi-Yeul, Bahk Won-Myong, Yoon Bo-Hyun, Lee Kwang Heun
Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Apr 9;11:1043-9. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S82504. eCollection 2015.
To define the prevalence of distorted body image in 10-24-year-old Koreans and determine its relationship with sex, age, body weight status, and disordered eating behaviors.
A total of 3,227 young Koreans were recruited from elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as from universities. The participants completed a self-reported questionnaire on body image, eating behaviors (Eating Attitude Test-26), and body weight status.
The prevalence of a distorted body image in males was 49.7% and that in females was 51.2%. Distorted body image was more frequent in adolescents (age, 10-17 years) than in young adults (age, 18-24 years). The highest prevalence (55.3%) was reported in female elementary school students (age, 10-12 years). Distorted body image was associated with disordered eating behaviors and abnormal body weight status.
These results suggest that distorted body image is a public health problem, given its high frequency in young Koreans, and that it is associated with abnormal body weight status and disordered eating behaviors.
确定10至24岁韩国人身体意象扭曲的患病率，并确定其与性别、年龄、体重状况和饮食失调行为之间的关系。
从小学、初中、高中以及大学招募了总共3227名韩国年轻人。参与者完成了一份关于身体意象、饮食行为（饮食态度测试-26）和体重状况的自我报告问卷。
男性身体意象扭曲的患病率为49.7%，女性为51.2%。青少年（10至17岁）中身体意象扭曲比年轻人（18至24岁）更常见。小学女生（10至12岁）的患病率最高（55.3%）。身体意象扭曲与饮食失调行为和异常体重状况相关。
这些结果表明，鉴于身体意象扭曲在韩国年轻人中高发，它是一个公共卫生问题，并且与异常体重状况和饮食失调行为相关。
