By that figure, rates are up a full percentage point over the last year or so.
Body image perception was analyzed in 500 women through the Stunkard figure rating system.
The photographic figure rating scale (Swami and Chamorro-Premuzic 2008).
Prior to eating and following the cognitive tests, participants completed the BISS, POMS, the Figure Rating Scale, and the Restraint Scale.
The present study reports on the reliability and validity of an improved body image assessment scale, namely the female Photographic Figure Rating Scale (PFRS).
In the present study, 40 men completed the Photographic Figure Rating Scale in a within-subjects design, rating the figures for physical attractiveness, health, and suitability as a long-term partner.
Method: 228 female students attending Zayed University in the UAE completed the Eating Attitudes Test 26 item version (EAT-26), along with the Figure Rating Scale: a visual scale used to assess current body size/shape estimation, preference, and dissatisfaction.
Body dissatisfaction was defined as a discrepancy between the perceived and the desired figures (perceived figure rating minus desired figure rating), as previously described.
Body dissatisfaction at age 10.5 years was assessed using gender-appropriate Stunkard figure rating scales.
Perceived and desired body images were determined using a body shape representation from the Stunkard Figure Rating Scale.
To assess participants for obesity, in addition to height and weight information, a prevalidated Figure Rating Scale (FRS) was used.
