Open AccessBody image perception and body dissatisfaction among rural Sri Lankan adolescents; do they have a better understanding about their weight?
Author(s) -
Bimba Goonapienuwala,
Suneth Agampodi,
Nishan S. Kalupahana,
Sisira Siribaddana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v64i3.8950
Subject(s) - ceylon , medical journal , medicine , sri lanka , relevance (law) , alternative medicine , perception , family medicine , public health , medline , medical education , nursing , south asia , law , pathology , psychology , ethnology , neuroscience , computer science , political science , history , programming language
Adolescents have high vulnerability for body image distortions which may result in many psychological and physical problems.
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