Body Dissatisfaction and Body Image Importance: Their Relationship with Disordered Eating and Exercise

In a survey among 113 boys and girls, 15-16 years old, results from regression analyses indicated that body image importance had a direct relationship with symptoms of anorexia and exercise addiction. Body dissatisfaction had an indirect relationship with symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, mediated through self-esteem and symptoms of depression.