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Peer reviewedStager, Susan Ferencz; Burke, Peter J. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Studied the existence of body build stereotypes, extent of identification with this stereotype, and the effect of this identification on children's self-evaluation. Found fat and skinny child stereotypes invariant across age and sex groups. The majority of children identified with the average child in all settings. (PAS)
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Children, Discriminant Analysis
