Body Image

Women Up To 10 Times More Likely To Have Poorer Self-Perception Than Men

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 7th, 2001

Women are up to 10 times more likely to have a distorted body image than men, public health researchers in Britain have found.

Questionnaires were sent to men and women working in a bank and a university in the U.K. Recipients were asked to provide details of their height and weight, and to indicate if they thought they were too heavy, too light, or about the right weight. Bank employees included full-time clerical, supervisory, and managerial staff, while those at the University held clerical, technical, and academic posts.

Altogether, over 2,000 bank employees and over 1,500 university staff responded to the questionnaire. Body mass index...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-06-07)

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