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Adult's Responses to the Physical Appearance of Children with Growth Disorders.
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Alley, Thomas R.; Hall, Debora L. – Child Study Journal, 1989
Reports reactions of university students to the physical appearance of children with growth disorders of dwarfism, or sex-linked trisomy, compared to children with normal body proportions. Normal children were rated more favorably on physical attractiveness. Discussed the impact of perceived age and height-weight characteristics on…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Body Height, Body Weight, Children
Weighing the Evidence: Likability and Trait Attributions of a Peer as a Function of Behavioral Characteristics, Body Weight, and Sex.
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Cohen, Robert; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1997
Used vignettes to investigate children's integration of information on behavior, body weight, and sex when forming peer impressions. Found that positively behaving peers were liked more and attributed more positive traits than negatively behaving peers. Also found that boys, but not girls, believed that peers would evaluate average weight,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Body Weight, Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes
Male and Female Body Shape Preferences of Young Children in the United States, Mainland China and Turkey.
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Davidson, Denise; Thill, Azure Dee Welborn; Lash, Denise – Child Study Journal, 2002
This study examined the adult body shape preferences of 6- and 10-year-olds from the United States, Mainland China, and Turkey. Findings indicated that even the youngest children preferred thin, male and female figures and least preferred the very obese figures. Heavier female figures were chosen by Turkish children more than by other children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Composition, Body Weight, Childhood Attitudes
Indicators of Psychosocial Distress among Adolescent Females Who Perceive Themselves as Fat.
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Page, Randy M. – Child Study Journal, 1991
Addresses issue of whether underweight, normal-weight, and overweight adolescent females who maintain perception of being too fat differ with respect to loneliness, hopelessness, and shyness from each other and from those who do not think they are fat. Results indicate that underweight girls with perception of being too fat suffer significantly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Eating Habits