Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ409104
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Relation of Weight to Body Image in Pubertal Girls and Boys from Two Communities.
Richards, Maryse H.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v26 n2 p313-21 Mar 1990
Findings indicated that girls suffered from poor body image and dissatisfaction with weight more often than boys did. Findings also supported the notion of an interaction between context and individual. Sex differences were differentially moderated by the communities in which the adolescents lived. (RH)
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Community Influence, Preadolescents, Puberty, Satisfaction, Self Concept, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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