Body weight status misperception and its association with weight control behaviours, depressive mood and psychological distress in nulliparous normal-weight young women.

Background: Understanding body weight status dissatisfaction may be important for understanding weight control behaviours and mental health.

Aims: To investigate the relationships between body weight status misperceptions in nulliparous normal-weight young women and weight control-related behaviours and mental health.

Subjects And Methods: Body weight perceptions, weight control methods, depressive mood and psychological distress were measured in 717 nulliparous normal-weight women, aged 18-40 years, who participated in the 2007-2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES-IV).