Association Between Weight Misperception and Some Mental Health-Related Characteristics in Korean Adolescents.
Keon Hui LeeSu Hyun BongDae Hun KangTae Young ChoiJun Won KimPublished in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2020)
Male and female adolescents who overestimated their body weight experienced more psychological problems. Thus, interventions to assist adolescents to gain realistic weight perception may be beneficial. Particularly, more attention needs to be given to female adolescents, who are more likely to overestimate their body weight compared with their male counterparts.