Gender, body size and social relations in American high schools.

Social Forces;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......any above-average (and even average) body size (Allon 1981; Anderson et al. 1992; Dejong...Brownell 2001). In this way, divergence from body size ideals creates a major disadvantage in...1998). These social consequences of body size, then, suggest that the long-term implications...

Methodological issues in assessment of the perceptual component of body...

British Journal of Psychology;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......years to assess body image, most focusing...Consequently, research in body image has focused on...the accuracy of body size estimations and...1988) defined body image as 'the picture...attitudinal components of body image and make ...

The influence of societal factors on female body image.

The Journal of Social Psychology;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......attitudes toward her body. Body image involves both a perceptual...the perceptual component of body image typically is reflected in distorted perceptions of body size, shape, or appearance, whereas...the perceptual component of body image. Body ...

Dietary Habits and Body Size Perception of Elementary School Children

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......regarding their perceived body size and ideal body size, and it assessed their...preoccupation with the body image, lack of self-confidence...distorts perceived body image. Body image is a picture a person...Research indicates that body image ...

MATERNAL PERCEPTION OF BODY SIZE AS A DETERMINANT OF INFANT ADIPOSITY IN...

Journal of the National Medical Association;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......maternal perceptions of infant body size and the development of...qualitative assessments of body size perceptions using questionnaires...Maternal perception of infant body size was positively correlated...maternal perception * body size perception * infant ...

Multitrait-multimethod investigation of a novel body image measurement...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......image manipulation (DIM) body image measurement technique...accuracy components of body image. Seven-day test-retest...validity ********** Body image disturbance has been...of valid and reliable body image measures for this population...Thompson, 1995, 1996). ...

Body Image Assessment Software: Psychometric data

Behavior Research Methods;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......characteristics of the Body Image Assessment Software...developed to assess body image disturbances...Inventory-2, and the Body Image Assessment-Revised...ED showed more body image distortion (overestimation of body size) and higher levels...on the role of ...

A program for assessing body image disturbance using adjustable partial...

Behavior Research Methods;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Body image disturbance has...estimations of overall body size. In recent years...we describe here (Body Image Assessment Software...image disturbances-body size distortion and body...appearance of his/her body" (p. 433). Similarly...accurately perceive ...

Adolescent body image and psychosocial functioning.

The Journal of Social Psychology;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......other implications of body image disturbance. In the...relationships between body image and psychological...developmental theory to body image research, which tends...specific roles that body image may play in the lives...relationships between body image ...

Effects of aerobic and circuit training on fitness and body image among...

Journal of Sport Behavior;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Research on body image has been abundant...Petrie, 2005). Body image refers to the...Traditionally, body image has been viewed...component of body image (e.g., Thompson...and perceived body size, and negative...negatively with ideal body image; ...

The relationship between perceived body size and confidence in ability to...

Education;  December 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......that reflect the nation's obsession with body size. Perceived body size is one component of body image. Health Canada (1994) defined body image...Considering the national obsession with body size, it is likely that preservice teachers...

GRADIENT OF FISH PREDATION ALTERS BODY SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF LAKE BENTHOS.

Ecology;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......fish produced consistent, predictable body size distributions of benthos in which large...Generalizations addressing patterns of body size distributions within and among ecosystems...words: benthic-pelagic links; benthos; body size distribution; fish bioenergetics; Micropterous...

The Effects of Magazine Portrayals of Men on the Body Image of College...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  March 1, 2001 ;     406 words ......effects of perceptual cues on body image and body satisfaction of...BMI = 24.2 [+ or -] 3.3). Body size was measured by height and...to measure self-perceived body image. The scale consists of nine...would change to make their body look closer to their personal...they ...

Weighty matters: Body size, diet and specialization in aphidophagous...

European Journal of Entomology;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Key words. Body size, prey size, prey density, capture efficiency...to have no relationship with ladybird body size. However, these arguments possess a...Because of this relationship, ladybird body size also provides an important trade-off...

Differences in body size among chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) populations.

Ecology;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Body size is perhaps the most important factor...organisms (Miles and Dunham 1992), and body size in turn is influenced by phylogeny...studies of life-history characters, and body size in particular, often focus on identifying...