| Embodied image: gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents. | |
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PMID: 19945925 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Perceptions of the body are not restricted to the way the body "looks"; they may also extend to the way the body "functions". This research explores body image among male and female adolescents using the Embodied Image Scale (EIS), which incorporates body function into body image. Adolescents (N=1526, male=673, female=853) aged 12-17 (M=13.83, SD=1.02), from 26 Western Australian high schools were surveyed. Information was gathered on pubertal timing, body mass index (BMI) and body image. Participants reported significantly higher value of, behavioral-investment in, and satisfaction with the functional dimension of the body compared to the aesthetic dimension. After controlling for age, pubertal timing, and BMI, females reported significantly higher aesthetic values and aesthetic behavioral-investment, and lower aesthetic satisfaction, functional values, functional behavioral-investment and functional satisfaction than male participants. Grade, pubertal timing and BMI category differences were also explored. |
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Authors:
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Bree D Abbott; Bonnie L Barber |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-11-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Body image Volume: 7 ISSN: 1873-6807 ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-04 Completed Date: 2010-04-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101222431 Medline TA: Body Image Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 22-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Murdoch University, School of Psychology, South Street, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia, Australia. b.abbott@murdoch.edu.au |
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Adolescent Adolescent Psychology* Body Image* Body Mass Index Child Depression / psychology Esthetics* Female Health Surveys Humans Male Muscle Strength* Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data Physical Fitness* Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data Psychomotor Performance* Puberty / psychology Reproducibility of Results Self Concept Sex Characteristics* |
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