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Peer reviewedTiggemann, Marika; Gardiner, Maria; Slater, Amy – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Investigates the body concerns of adolescent girls (N=67), together with the underlying motivations for wishes to be thinner. Results of focus group studies reveal that sociocultural influences exerted the strongest pressures to be thin. The girls displayed an unexpected sophistication in their conceptualization of the role of both media effects…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight
