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Masteroppgave i idrettsvitenskap - Universitetet i Agder 2016 The aim of this study was to investigate body image and drive for thinness among adolescent boys, and to examine variations for these variables in age and level of physical activity. This cross-sectional study is part of “the Relevance of Physical Activity Contexts in Every-Day Life of Adolescents” (REPAC), which is a larger project. 1423 boys from secondary school (8th grade) and upper secondary school (11th grade) were included in this study, and these responded to a questionnaire that was developed to examine how different activity contexts affected adolescent boys everyday lives. Correlation analysis and one-way ANOVA tests were conducted to examine the relationships and variations between groups. The results showed that the boys from secondary school scored better on body image and higher degree of drive for thinness compared with boys from upper secondary school. Both 8th and 11th grade together and only the boys from 8th grade who reported high levels of physical activity, also reported a better body image. The boys from 11th grade who reported a high level of physical activity, also reported higher degree of drive for thinness compared with those who reported low levels of physical activity. In addition to confirming previous research on the relationship between body image and physical activity, body image and drive for thinness, does this study document a positive correlation between level of physical activity and body image among adolescent boys. Keywords: Body image, drive for thinness, physical activity, boys, adolescents