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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Adolescent body image"”.
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Developmental changes in the female adolescent body image
… 1985) or the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (Harter, 1988), a sociometric friendship rating scale, and the Revised Manifest Children's Anxiety Scale (Reynolds and Richmond, 1978). In addition, camp counselors completed the Teacher's Behavior Rating Scale (Harter, 1985, 1988) for …
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The impact of single-gendered versus coeducational physical education settings on female adolescent body image and self-esteem: resisting the weight of body image and self-esteem issues in adolescence
… positive psychosocial well-being in adults and adolescents. Further, resistance training is positively associated with body image and self-esteem. However, most adolescents do not meet activity guidelines, particularly for resistance training. Schools play an essential role for increasing …
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Examining body image among adolescent girls
Negative body image is commonplace among females. The start point for this programme of research was to undertake a systematic review to (a) provide a comprehensive review of sport and exercise interventions intended to enhance female adolescent body image, (b) identify research strengths and …
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Teens Talkin' Health: A Qualitative Study of Family, Peer and Intrapersonal Factors Related to Physical Activity and Healthy Eating In Underserved African-American Adolescents
… (PA) and healthy eating in African American adolescents. Specific aims included identifying similarities and differences in youth perceptions of ecological factors by sex as well as examining consistencies in themes across health behaviors by sex. Nine focus groups were conducted with …
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A Comparison of Perceived Fit Issues of Apparel as it Relates to Body Image and Body Satisfaction Among High School Athletes and Non-Athletes Using 3-D Body Scan Technology
… The third objective was to determine if body image and body satisfaction have an effect on the likelihood of athletes and non-athletes reporting problems with fit issues of clothing available from ready-to-wear stores. Hypothesis I and III analyzed body image, Hypothesis IV analyzed body …
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A Comparative Study of Middle and Junior High School Athlete and Non-athlete Self-Perceptions of Body Image and Satisfaction with Apparel Fit using 3D Body Scan Technology
… junior high school students' self-perceptions of body image, body satisfaction and apparel fit satisfaction. A survey was used to assess the students' self-perception of individual body image, satisfaction with different areas of the body and satisfaction with apparel fit. The research also …
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Adolescent Female Embodiment As A Transformational Experience In The Lives of Women: An Empirical Existential-Phenomenological Investigation
… As articulated in the literature related to adolescent female development, a changing body may be at the heart of what can make this a time of profound transition for the adolescent girl as she attempts to negotiate alterations in her identity and self-concept, and consequently her social …