Body size estimations, body dissatisfaction, and ideal size preferences in children six through thirteen

Results of the second year of a 3-year longitudinal study on children's body size estimations are reported Participants were 216 male and female children age 6 through 13. Body size estimations were measured using a TV-video methodology. Three psychophysical procedures measured perceived body s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 1999-10, Vol.28 (5), p.603-618
Hauptverfasser:	GARDNER, R. M, FRIEDMAN, B. N, JACKSON, N. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Bias Biological and medical sciences Birth order Body Composition Body image Body size Child Child development Child psychology Children Children & youth Computers Demographics Developmental psychology Eating Disorders Eligibility Equality Estimation Ethnic Groups Families & family life Females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Just noticeable difference Laboratories Longitudinal studies Parent socioeconomic status Parents & parenting Perceptions Personal appearance Personality. Affectivity Private schools Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychometrics Resistance (Psychology) Scientific Concepts Self Concept Self esteem Self image Self representation Siblings Socioeconomic factors Software USA Video Equipment Video Technology Videotape Recorders
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Zusammenfassung:	Results of the second year of a 3-year longitudinal study on children's body size estimations are reported Participants were 216 male and female children age 6 through 13. Body size estimations were measured using a TV-video methodology. Three psychophysical procedures measured perceived body size, idealized size, and body dissatisfaction. Self-esteem, body esteem, birth order number of siblings, and parents' socioeconomic status (SES) were measured.
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1023/A:1021610811306