2019
Exploration of the association between contact history, socio-cultural factors and acute deliberate self-poisoning in North Central province of Sri Lanka: a case-control study
Pushpakumara P, Chandrakumara W, Gunasekara A, Agampodi S. Exploration of the association between contact history, socio-cultural factors and acute deliberate self-poisoning in North Central province of Sri Lanka: a case-control study. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2019, 13: 12. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v13i1.7660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraCase-control studyDSP patientsMedical wardsContact historyYoung adultsSex-matched patientsInterviewer-administered questionnaireSelf-harm incidentsImmediate family membersHistory of DSHRisk groupsResults MajorityNorth Central ProvinceRural Sri LankaPatientsSuicidal behaviorVulnerable adolescentsPossible interventionsWardsFamily membersSuicideAdultsStressful situationsAdolescentsBody image perception and body dissatisfaction among rural Sri Lankan adolescents; do they have a better understanding about their weight?
Goonapienuwala BL, Agampodi SB, Kalupahana NS, Siribaddana S. Body image perception and body dissatisfaction among rural Sri Lankan adolescents; do they have a better understanding about their weight? Ceylon Medical Journal 2019, 64: 82-90. PMID: 32115403, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v64i3.8950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody dissatisfactionBody image perceptionImage perceptionBody image distortionPubertal Development ScaleFigure Rating ScaleIdeal body sizeHalf of boysSri Lankan adolescentsDiscrepancy scoresCurrent body sizeRural adolescentsDevelopment ScaleAdolescentsDissatisfactionMore boysBoysGirlsPerceptionRating ScalePubertal developmentStudentsOverweight studentsImage distortionPhysical problems
2017
Body image construct of Sri Lankan adolescents
Goonapienuwala BL, Agampodi SB, Kalupahana NS, Siribaddana S. Body image construct of Sri Lankan adolescents. Ceylon Medical Journal 2017, 62: 40-46. PMID: 28390331, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v62i1.8433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody image constructsBody imageBody Image QuestionnaireSri Lankan adolescentsImage constructImage QuestionnaireMultidimensional body image questionnairesThree-factor modelVisual perceptionTest-retest reliabilityBody perceptionIdentical factor structureFactor structurePsychometric propertiesAdolescentsFactor analysisSinhalese languageGrade ninePerceptionCronbach's alphaConstructsContent validationQuestionnaireSame questionnaireTotal variance