
ERIC Number: EJ436504
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Indicators of Psychosocial Distress among Adolescent Females Who Perceive Themselves as Fat.
Page, Randy M.
Child Study Journal, v21 n3 p203-12 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 more psychosocial distress than do other girls. (SH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Females, High School Students, High Schools, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness, Self Concept, Shyness, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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