Changes in self-esteem in black and white girls between the ages of 9 and 14 years: The NHLBI growth and health study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-19

  Brown, Kathleen M ^a   McMahon, Robert P ^a   Biro, Frank M ^b   Crawford, Patricia ^c   Schreiber, George B ^d   Similo, Shari L ^a   Waclawiw, Myron ^e   Striegel Moore, Ruth ^f  

^a MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Blacks; Body mass index; Females; Physical appearance; Racial differences; Self esteem; Sexual maturation; Social acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0032125506     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00238-3     Document Type: Article

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