Letter - Locational variation in adolescents' concerns over 'body image'

Abstract

Introduction: A statewide study of New South Wales (NSW) adolescents' health concerns was conducted in 2001/02. The data on adolescents consisted of 81 focus groups, 56 urban and 22 rural/3 regional areas of NSW. One issue, 'body image', was a raised by adolescents in both urban and rural/regional locations, but in twice as many beach (coastal) than inland locations and often expressed in a more extreme way.