Adolescent Body Mass Indices and Self-Perception

Examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) of adolescents and their perceived-weight status and self-concept. Results based on 17,318 females and 15,878 males indicate that substantial numbers of teenage females perceive themselves as overweight when BMI values suggest they are not. Mal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1997, Vol.32 (128), p.863-880
Hauptverfasser:	Pritchard, Mary E, King, Sondra L, Czajka-Narins, Dorice M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Attitudes Adolescents Biological and medical sciences Body Awareness Body Composition Body Image Body Mass Index Body Weight Developmental psychology Educational Research Ethnic Groups Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology High School Students Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Male Obesity Obesity - psychology Physiological aspects Psychological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Relationship Self Concept Self image Self-perception Selfperception Sex Differences Student Attitudes Teenagers United States of America USA Weight Young people Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	Examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) of adolescents and their perceived-weight status and self-concept. Results based on 17,318 females and 15,878 males indicate that substantial numbers of teenage females perceive themselves as overweight when BMI values suggest they are not. Males reported reasonably accurate weight perceptions. (RJM)
ISSN:	0001-8449