Predictors of Adolescent Male Body Image Dissatisfaction: Implications for Negative Health Practices and Consequences for School Health From a Regionally Representative Sample

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 174-184

  Leone, James E ^a   Fetro, Joyce V ^b   Kittleson, Mark ^c   Welshimer, Kathleen J ^b   Partridge, Julie A ^b   Robertson, Stacia L ^b  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; Gender; Health risks; Self esteem; Strategies; Teasing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79952495182     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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