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July 26, 2026BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Body image disturbance and body dysmorphic symptoms among Bangladeshi university students: associated factors and Bayesian network analysis

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FAFiroj Al‐MamunSHS. M. Rakibul HasanSHSusmita Hossain

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey examines body image issues in university students, highlighting mental health implications.

Key Points

  • The study aims to identify factors associated with body image disturbance and dysmorphic symptoms among Bangladeshi university students.
  • Cross-sectional survey conducted with 1,401 residential students.
  • Data collected through a self-administered questionnaire covering various psychosocial and appearance-related factors.
  • Analyses included bivariate statistics and Bayesian network analysis with 1,000 bootstrap replications.
  • Mean body image disturbance score was 12.00 (SD = 5.39) and mean dysmorphic symptoms score was 3.37 (SD = 2.76).
  • Female gender, bullying, and depressive symptoms correlated with higher disturbance and symptoms.
  • Models accounted for 24.3% of variance in body image disturbance and 21.4% in dysmorphic symptoms.

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Al‐Mamun et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a306d3aea3239cd765c8https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-026-08392-4
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