A qualitative study of preadolescent boys' and girls' body image: Gendered ideals and sociocultural influences

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 591-598

  Tatangelo, Gemma L ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body ideals; Gender ideals; Media; Peers; Preadolescents; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IDEALS; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDEALS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIA; PEER GROUP; PEERS; PERCEPTION; PREADOLESCENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

BODY IDEALS; GENDER IDEALS; MEDIA; PEERS; PREADOLESCENTS; QUALITATIVE;

BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84884532269     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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