|
|
Article: Body image perception in female Mexican-American adolescents.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 American School Health Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Body image perception has been conceptualized as the mental picture of one's body-the product of conscious and unconscious perceptions, attitudes, and feelings.[1] Because of the body changes that occur during puberty, much research has been conducted on body image perception among adolescent females. While adolescent males appear to be satisfied with the weight gain associated with adolescence, females generally are unhappy with these changes which seem to represent increased fatness.[2,3] A distorted body image, perceiving oneself to weigh more or to be larger than actual measurements, has been found common among female adolescents expressing dissatisfaction toward ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Body image dissatisfaction in cancer ...
Oncology Nursing Forum;
May 1, 2007 ;
700+ words
... ... psychosocial factors associated with body image dissatisfaction in male and female cancer ... survey. Main Research Variables: Current body image dissatisfaction, mental and physical ... cancer was the strongest predictor of body image dissatisfaction for female survivors ...
|
|