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Body esteem and self-examination in British men and women
IJPM-International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013; 4 (6): 684-689
em Inglês | IMEMR | ID: emr-138472
ABSTRACT
Breast and testicular cancers affect a substantial and increasing proportion of the global population. Self-examination encourages early detection and treatment of these cancers, which positively impacts on patient quality of life and survival. The present study investigated the role of body esteem in breast and testicular self-examination. Men [N = 60] and women [N = 90] recruited from a British University completed the body esteem scale and either the testicular self-examination or breast self-examination questionnaire. Logistic regression models revealed that body esteem predicted women's intention to engage in breast self-examination. Women with higher levels of sexual attractiveness and those with lower levels of weight concern were more likely to report that they would regularly self-examine in the future. Body esteem did not however, distinguish between those women that did or did not currently self-examine or predict men's current or intended testicular self-examination. The findings have implications for the promotion of self-examination and highlight an emerging area of preventive health research
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Índice: IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental) Assunto principal: Serviços Preventivos de Saúde / Neoplasias Testiculares / Neoplasias da Mama / Modelos Logísticos / Inquéritos e Questionários Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Int. J. Prev. Med. Ano de publicação: 2013

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Índice: IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental) Assunto principal: Serviços Preventivos de Saúde / Neoplasias Testiculares / Neoplasias da Mama / Modelos Logísticos / Inquéritos e Questionários Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Int. J. Prev. Med. Ano de publicação: 2013